KRS dam breaches 100 feet mark as rain drenches south Karnataka
Heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of the Cauvery river has caused the water level in the KRS reservoir to exceed 100 feet. This increase provides relief to farmers and helps mitigate water-sharing tensions between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Why it matters
Water management in the Cauvery basin is a perennial issue affecting agricultural livelihoods and interstate political relations in India.
In the span of a week, water level in the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir in Mandya district of Karnataka, across the river Cauvery, has gone up by nearly 10 feet. On August 3, the water level breached the 100-foot mark against the maximum level of 124.80 feet with the inflow remaining steady following incessant rain in its catchment areas.
The water-level was 100.34 feet at 8 a.m. on August 3.
On July 27, the reservoir level was 91.70 feet, and the rate of inflow was 2,100 cusecs. The inflow has improved since July 31 rising to 7,058 cusecs, with the dam level rising by over a foot. The inflow crossed 20,000 cusecs on August 1, and 30,000 cusecs on August 3 following heavy rains in parts of Kodagu, including Bhagamandala, that constitute the catchment area for the Cauvery river.
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