Dam can reach 124.80 feet in 10 days if daily inflow of 50,000 cusecs is maintained Srirangapatna: Water level at the KRS Dam in Srirangapatna Taluk breached the 100 ft. mark and touched 104.80 ft. this morning as against its maximum level of 124.80 ft. After a delayed South West Monsoon, the Dam has been…
KRS water all set to be released from 40 new crest gates
July 26, 2023Srirangapatna: The replacement works of over 40 sluice/ crest gates of KRS Dam has been completed and in case the Dam fills up to the brim, water will be released from 40 new gates. For the first time, all the 136 sluice/ crest gates out of the total 153 are being replaced. In all, there…
Water gushes out from KRS Dam to VC Canal
July 23, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Following protests from members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) in front of the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited office recently, demanding the immediate release of River Cauvery water to the VC Canal, the Engineers of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya have released water to the Canal, North Gate. The decision to…
KRS Dam water level rises slowly
July 9, 2023Still short of 36.92 ft when compared to 2022 level of 121.42 ft; maximum level 124.80 ft Srirangapatna: After causing deep concern over the depleting water level at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district owing to deficient rainfall in the catchment areas of Kodagu, the water level is slowly rising,…
Only 10 tmcft water in KRS Dam as such no water to TN
July 7, 2023MP Sumalatha Ambarish inspects Reservoir Srirangapatna: Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish visited the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir yesterday for inspection along with officials. Discussions were held regarding the availability of drinking water, water supply for agriculture and the request for water allocation to Tamil Nadu. According to Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) officers, the current…
KRS and Kabini reservoirs reaching dead storage level
June 30, 2023Drinking water crisis looms large Mysore/Mysuru: With monsoon playing truant, the water levels in KRS and Kabini Reservoirs are dipping at an alarming rate, thus posing a threat even to the drinking water needs of Mysuru and surrounding districts of Cauvery basin. As on Thursday, the water-levels in both the dams were just short of…
Scenic Brindavan Gardens dotted with over 2,000 Yoga performers
June 21, 2023Many students from schools brought to venue in goods tempos, sparking outrage Srirangapatna: Over 2,000 performed Yoga amidst the scenic premises of Brindavan Gardens at KRS this morning as part of the Ninth International Day of Yoga organised by Mandya District Administration. However, due to severe lapses by the organisers, the performance was delayed by…
Yoga should be part of life: MLA Bandisiddegowda
June 21, 2023Srirangapatna: Yoga should be a daily practice in our lives for excellent physical and mental health, opined Srirangapatna MLA Ramesh Babu Bandisiddegowda. He was speaking at the Yoga Day celebrations organised at Brindavan Gardens (Krishna Raja Sagar Dam) by Mandya District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, AYUSH Department, Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, Nehru Yuva Kendra,…
Water level dips at KRS, Kabini Dams
June 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: There is only 6.5 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of water at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District and Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote Taluk of Mysuru District. Both these reservoirs take care of the drinking water needs of the residents of Mysuru, Mandya and Bengaluru. The low storage…
KRS Dam water level dips to 85.96 ft from 124.80 ft
May 3, 2023Enough water till June-end; there will be no drinking water crisis, say CNNL Engineers Mysore/Mysuru: The maximum temperature of the Mysuru district at present is hovering between 34 degrees Celsius to 36.5 degrees Celsius and there is an increased demand for water. Added to the woes of summer, the water level at Krishna Raja Sagar…
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