Heavy rain in Maharashtra leads to slight increase in water levels in Krishna
Heavy rainfall in Maharashtra has caused a rise in water levels across the Krishna River and its associated reservoirs. Irrigation officials are monitoring the situation as inflow trends continue to increase.
Why it matters
Water management and reservoir levels are critical for regional agriculture, flood prevention, and water security in India.
Heavy rain in parts of Maharashtra led to a slight increase in water levels in the Krishna and its tributaries on Monday.
The discharge from Maharashtra was around 1,32,025 cusecs. This was 8,787 cusecs more than that on Sunday. Irrigation officials said that the discharge was in an increasing trend.
The Lal Bahadur Shastri reservoir in Almatti had an inflow of 1,25,855 cusecs and an outflow of 1,30,000 cusecs. The dam has a live storage of 94.35 tmcft against the full capacity of 123 tmcft.
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