Mysuru: As per the decision of the Irrigation Advisory Committee, water will be released from Kabini Dam to Kabini Left and Right bank canals, Hullahalli and Rampura Canals from Aug. 5, according to the Superintending Engineer, Kabini and Varuna Canal Circle. The water released to canals must be utilised only for drinking water and filling…
Mysuru: Condemning the State Government’s action of releasing water to Tamil Nadu from KRS and Kabini dams, more than 50 farmers under the banner of Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers Association staged a protest in front of CADA office on Sayyaji Rao road here yesterday morning. Accusing the Government of failing to protect the interests of…
H.D. Kote: With the Kabini Dam in the taluk, which has inadvertently earned the name of being the first major dam to get filled up generally in the State with the onset of Monsoon, yet to fill up even after one month of monsoon season, farmers of the region are a worried lot. The Dam…
Mysuru / Madikeri: Floodgates of reservoirs along the Cauvery Basin have wreaked havoc in the low-lying areas in Kodagu, Nanjangud and Mandya. Heavy discharge of water from Harangi Dam in Kodagu, Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) in Mandya and Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote have caused extensive flooding and residents along the water route are bearing…
Mysuru/Nanjangud: For the second time after its inauguration in 1974, a volume of 71,100 cusecs of water was released from the Kabini Dam yesterday and the water release was stepped up to 75,000 cusecs and then to 80,000 cusecs by evening. This resulted in ‘flash flood’, blocking the Mysuru-Nanjangud National Highway (NH) 212 (now NH…
Nanjangud: It is for the second time in a week this year that the water in Kabini dam has reached the maximum level of 2,292 feet. The inflow is 35,800 cusecs and the outflow is 38,000 cusecs. Tahsildar Dayanand, speaking to SOM, said that the officials of the Revenue, Irrigation and Police Departments have been…
Nanjangud: Unable to bear the sight of his standing paddy crop submerged in water released from Kabini Dam, a distraught farmer attempted suicide at Nanjangud this morning. The wailing farmer entered deep into the water and tried to drown himself. Fortunately, he was saved by his sons and fellow villagers who were passing by the…
H.D. Kote: With Kabini dam in the taluk full to the brim following good rains in catchment areas, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on Thursday offered ‘bagina’ to the river. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said the dam has been full after a gap of 2 years and he felt happy to offer bagina to the…
H.D. Kote: Heavy rains lashing Waynad and surrounding areas in Kerala since four days has resulted in massive inflow of water into the Kabini reservoir here which reached the maximum level today. The authorities have discharged 15,000 cusecs of water from the reservoir this morning besides issuing warning to people living in low-lying places to…
Mysuru: The vehicular movement on the Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway (NH 212) was disrupted for a couple of hours, as farmers staged a rasta roko in protest against the release of Kabini water to Tamil Nadu, this morning. The farmers blocked the highway near Hullahalli circle not letting vehicles to travel towards Tamil Nadu and Mysuru. The…
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