An official said, “We are also working on the Gurupura River (National Waterway 43) with a budget of Rs 29.62 crore, and the Aghanashini River (Tadadadi to Aghanashini) in Uttara Kannada district with an allocated cost of Rs 20 crore.
Take for instance, the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS), currently holding 21.28 TMC of water as of October 1, 2023. Contrast that with the previous year, where it held a much healthier 47.73% (with a gross capacity of 49.45 TMC). Linganamakki, one of our largest hydel reservoirs, is similarly struggling with just 69.09 TMC against its previous 140.42 TMC (with a gross capacity of 151.75 TMC).
Today, with the Lok Sabha polls only months away, any inter-state dispute over the Cauvery water dispute has the potential to take more political turns than otherwise, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.
The depleting water level at Krishnaraja Sagar Reservoir (KRS) is becoming increasingly worrisome. Previously, KRS had reached a water storage level of 113 feet, the highest for this year, in comparison to its full capacity of 124.80 feet. However, the reservoir has now witnessed a decline to less than 98 feet, marking the lowest storage level in the past six years, according to sources from Cauvery Neeravari Nigam.
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