Kushalnagar: Heavy rain in Cauvery and Harangi catchment areas has contributed to the increase in water level at Harangi dam too, forcing CNNL authorities to discharge 25,000 cusecs of water into the river by yesterday evening. The confluence of Cauvery and Harangi rivers near Kanive Ramalingeshwara Temple has led to a significant rise in water…
Heavy rain swells Harangi Dam 4,000 cusecs released
June 14, 2025Heavy rain in Kodagu has sharply increased the inflow into the Harangi Dam. The India Meteorological Department has forecast more downpours, likely pushing water levels even higher. With the dam nearing full capacity, Cauvery Neeravari Nigama Limited authorities released 4,000 cusecs of water into the river at 11.30 am today. Residents downstream have been advised…
Indo-Pak tension: Harangi Dam shut for tourists
May 12, 2025Madikeri: As India-Pakistan tension continues following India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ in retaliation to the terror attack by Pakistan-backed terrorists at Pahalgam recently, the Kodagu District authorities have shut down Harangi tourist spot near Kushalnagar. The Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd. (CNNL) has put up a notice board at the entrance of the spot mentioning that the Harangi…
KRS Dam: Flood Alert issued
July 20, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam is currently receiving an inflow of 51,375 cusecs (cubic feet per second) due to heavy rainfall in Kodagu and the release of 20,000 to 23,760 cusecs of water from the Harangi Dam. As a result, 15,000 cusecs of water is being released from the KRS Dam starting this…
20,000 cusecs released from Harangi Dam
July 15, 2024Over 20,000 cusecs of water being released from Harangi Reservoir in Somwarpet Taluk of Kodagu district this morning, thanks to heavy rains that has increased inflow into the Dam. The water released from Harangi will reach the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District. Last evening, 5,000 cusecs of water was released…
1,000 cusecs of water released from Harangi Dam
July 9, 2024Kushalnagar: Following heavy rains over the past one week across Kodagu district, the Harangi Dam near Kushalnagar is receiving a good inflow of water, resulting in a steady increase in water-level of the dam. With rising water-level, the authorities released 1,000 cusecs of water from the Dam as a precautionary measure to prevent flooding. On…
Harangi Dam main canal repair works in full swing
June 3, 2024Madikeri: The repair work of the Harangi Dam’s main canal using the ‘cut-and-cover’ method is progressing rapidly. This initiative, undertaken at a cost of Rs. 49 crore, includes Rs. 8 crore specifically allocated for repairing the main canal to benefit farmers in six taluks across Kodagu, Mysuru and Hassan districts. The cut-and-cover box model for…
Desilting works begin in rivers around Harangi Dam
April 15, 2024CNNL MD, team visit work site; take stock of progress; to be completed by December 2025 Kushalnagar: Almost three-and-a-half years since the Karnataka Cabinet granted administrative approval and allocated Rs. 130 crore for silt removal from Harangi Dam in Somwarpet taluk, Kodagu district, the silt removal operations have commenced in the rivers surrounding the Harangi…
Storage in Cauvery Basin dams dips below half gross capacity
November 23, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Water levels in the four major reservoirs of the Cauvery basin — Harangi, Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS), Kabini and Hemavathi — have fallen to less than half of their total gross capacity. This downturn serves as a stark indicator of an impending crisis in the months and weeks to come. The available water supply…
Silt eats into storage capacity of KRS, Kabini, Harangi Dams
September 7, 2023If silt is cleared from three Reservoirs, storage capacity can be increased by up to 8 tmcft By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysore/Mysuru: The live storage capacity of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS), Harangi and Kabini Reservoirs along the Cauvery Basin is decreasing due to siltation. Surprisingly, successive Governments have not taken any action to address this…














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