Discharge from Maharashtra reservoirs reduced slightly
Water discharge from Maharashtra reservoirs decreased on Friday due to a reduction in rainfall. Current levels at major dams like Almatti and Raja Lakhamagouda remain within manageable capacity limits.
Why it matters
Monitoring reservoir levels is critical for flood management and agricultural planning in downstream regions.
Due to reduced rainfall, water discharge from Maharashtra’s reservoirs was slightly reduced on Friday.
The total discharge into the Krishna and its tributaries was around 49405 cusecs, around 10,000 cusecs less than that of Thursday.
The Almatti dam had an inflow of around 48877 cusecs and an outflow of 58657 cusecs. The dam had around 102.9 tmcft of water against a full capacity of 123 tmcft.
The Raja Lakhamagouda dam in Hidkal had around 48.9 tmcft of water. Both the inflow and outflow was 5545 cusecs.
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