Water Level In Karnataka Reservoirs Rise Amid Monsoon Rain; Check Latest Dam Levels

Following the early onset of the southwest monsoon, heavy rainfall in the past few days has swelled the reservoir levels in Karnataka, with some of them nearing the maximum capacity level on Tuesday, May 27.

As per the data shared by the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, Linganamakki reservoir's inflow was 17,530 cusecs on Monday and came down to 9,548 cusecs on Tuesday. 

The reservoir holds a total gross capacity of 151.75 TMC (Thousand Million Cubic Feet) and 1,819.12 feet maximum level. It is 22% full at 1,765.10 feet (33.39 TMC), compared to 1,746.7 feet with 15.63 TMC at the same time last year.

The Supa dam across the Kali in Uttara Kannada district reached 40.85 TMC against its gross capacity of 145.33 TMC. Varahi reservoir, having a total gross capacity of 31-10 TMC, reached 8.15 TMC on Tuesday, more than double compared with the same period last year, when it was at 4.03 TMC.

Water levels in Harangi reservoir reached 3.62 TMC, against the total capacity of 8.50 TMC. 

For Hemavathi, K.R.S and Kabini reservoirs, the gross storage as on Tuesday stands at 19.63, 15.55 and 8.73 TMC.

The Bhadra reservoir has reached 35% of its total capacity, 71.54 TMC, while Tungabhadra stands at 11%, or 11.24 TMC, against the total capacity of 105.79 TMC.

Similarly, the Ghataprabha is 19% full, reaching 9.64 TMC. Vani Vilas Sagar is almost nearing its total capacity of 30.42 TMC and has reached 25.66 TMC (84%).

The coastal belt of Karnataka was lashed by heavy monsoon showers for the third consecutive day on Monday. Normal life was disrupted in the Dakshina Kannada district, forcing authorities to sound a red alert, besides deploying disaster response teams. 

The India Meteorological Department on Monday said that the red alert for the coastal Karnataka will remain in force for the next five days, according to a PTI report.

The weather agency has predicted light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds with its speed reaching up to 40-50 kmph, in the Kerala and Mahe region on May 27. Moreover, heavy to very heavy showers are possible at isolated pockets over coastal and south interior Karnataka on Tuesday. Heavy rains are expected to lash parts of Karnataka from May 28 till June 1, with heavy to very heavy rainfall expected over north interior Karnataka during May 27-30.