Continuing heavy rainfall in Kodagu and the entire catchment area of the Cauvery and its tributaries has led to an increase in the rate of inflow into the reservoirs across the river.
The Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam in Srirangapatana taluk is expected to attain its full reservoir level (FRL) of 124.8 feet in due course. The rate of inflow into the dam at 6 p.m. on Sunday was 30,216 cusecs and the water level was 123.1 feet and inching close to the FRL.
Though not rare, the dam is set to attain FRL as early as in the second week of July if the rate of inflow is sustained for the next couple of days. In contrast, the reservoir level on the same day last year was 88.74 feet.
Meanwhile, the outflow from the KRS will be stepped up and it could increase and the rate of discharge could be anywhere between 25,000 cusecs to 75,000 cusecs. People living in the downstream of the dam along the riverbanks have been asked to relocate to safer places. The Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near…