More water discharged from KRS dam

Mysore, July 18 (UNI) Authorities at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) reservoir across river Cauvery near here today increased the discharge from the dam to the river to 38,724 cusecs.

The water level at the reservoir was maintained at 124.5 ft as against the full capacity of 124.80 ft. The inflow was 23,529 cusecs following copious rains in the catchment areas in Kodagu district.

Meanwhile, the combined outflow of both KRS and Kabini had crossed over 50,000 cusecs. The level of Kabini reservoir stood at 2,282.96 ft compared to the maximum level of 2,284 ft. The inflow was steady at 19,224 cusecs and the outflow was 15,284 cusecs. While the Harangi level was 2,856.58 ft as against the full level of 2,859 ft, the inflow and outflow was 5,722 and 5,455 cusecs respectively.

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