13,000 Cusecs of Water Released from Harangi Reservoir

Kushalnagar/Koodige July 31: In view of the high inflow into the Harangi reservoir, 13,000 cusecs of water is being released from the reservoir to the river through the crest gate, Dam Department officials said.

There has been widespread rainfall in the catchment areas, and 11,800 cusecs of water has been inflowing into the reservoir by Friday evening. The water storage level of the reservoir is 28 57.96 adis, and there is a storage of 8.1 TMC of water in the reservoir, said Harangi Dam Department Assistant Executive Engineer Puttaswamy. In view of the high inflow, there is a possibility of maintaining the water level of the reservoir and releasing more water into the river, he said.

On the other hand, there is heavy rainfall in the Bhagamandala and Cauvery basin areas and if the rain continues like this, there is a possibility that the Cauvery will overflow in the next two days and there is a threat of flooding. A total of 2,000 cusecs of water is being released to two units through the private power generation center located in the Harangi dam premises, generating 9 megawatts of electricity in the main unit and 6 megawatts in the other unit, said Subramaniam, head of the unit.

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