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Water released from the Karnataka Dams to Tamil Nadu

Posted on: 17/Jul/2019 1:04:07 PM
With the recent trend of the southwest monsoon rainy season having intensified, and the subsequent inflow to the dams in Karnataka filling them up, water is being released from these dams to the Cauvery river at 855 cft per second.

Water is released at 500 cft per sec from Kabini dam. It is released at 355 cft per sec from the KRS dam. Following the emphasis from the Cauvery Management Board and the order from the Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy, the water from the dams has been released to the river Cauvery.

Meanwhile, a Yellow Alert warning signal has been released in the Kodagu District of Karnataka with the announcement on the prospects of medium rain in the next 3 days.