Over 5,000 cusecs of Cauvery water has been released from the Harangi Dam in Kodagu this morning following heavy inflow. It has been raining well in the catchment areas like Madikeri and Somwarpet Taluks. The first water release was initiated by Madikeri MLA M.P. Appachu Ranjan after performing pujas to the crest gates.
The species is critically endangered Hump Backed or Orange Fin Mahseer Kushalnagar/ Mysuru: The youth who had caught a 38-kg fish at Harangi backwaters in Kodagu district on Apr. 29 is in a fix now as the fish has turned out to be Mahseer (not Catla as reported earlier). Angling Mahseer is prohibited as it…
Kushalnagar: A group of youths who were fishing at Harangi backwaters in Kodagu District this morning were in for a pleasant surprise as they caught a giant fish that weighed 38 kgs. The fish was caught with the traditional method of fishing rod and angler. The fish, Catla variety, was caught at Nakoor village along…
Kushalnagar: Two young lovers have committed suicide by jumping into Harangi Dam backwaters in Kodagu yesterday. The deceased are Sachin (24) of Kothegala and Sindhu (19) of Yamagumbha village in the taluk. The marriage of Sindhu was to take place with another person on Sunday. Details: Sachin and Sindhu, who were studying in the same…
After Harangi, proposal will be sent to Govt. to desilt KRS Kushalnagar: Desilting work at Harangi Dam backwaters in Kodagu will begin in December and the works will be initiated after the completion of by-elections. The State Government has sanctioned Rs. 130 crore for the project. Over one tmcft (one thousand million cubic feet) of…
Kushalnagar: A college student, who had come on an excursion, drowned after he accidentally fell into a big ditch caused by the water being let out from Harangi Dam. The deceased student is Puneeth (17), a first year PU student at Srisai Gurukula at Honnalli in Davanagere district. He was among 90 students, who had…
High alert in Harangi, Kabini downstream; tourists advised not to venture near rivers Mysuru: A high alert has been sounded along the downstream of Harangi and Kabini dams in areas such as Periyapatna, K.R. Nagar, Nanjangud and Suttur as thousands of cusecs of water is being released from Harangi and Kabini Reservoirs. Heavy rains in…
Mysuru: As per the decision taken at the Irrigation Consultative Committee (ICC) meeting, water will be released to all Harangi left bank and right bank canals till Aug.1. The Superintending Engineer (SE), Harangi Dam Circle, in a press release has appealed the people to use canal water only for drinking purposes and filling up water…
Krishna Raja Sagar Dam inching towards dead storage level of 74.76 feet Mysore: Mysuru is staring at imminent drinking water crisis as the Harangi Reservoir in Kodagu, the main source of water to the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya that supplies water to Mysuru and surrounding areas, has reached the dead storage level….
Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited prepares DPR to remove 1 tmcft silt accumulated over the years Mysore: Over one tmcft (one thousand million cubic feet) of silt has accumulated at Harangi Dam in Kodagu, the main Cauvery water supply reservoir from the catchment areas to Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya, the lifeline of South…
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