Flood-hit households being sheltered within the authorities aid centre in Gokak of Belagavi district.
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Water ranges within the Krishna and its tributaries continued to rise in Belagavi and Bagalkot districts resulting from heavy rain and elevated discharge from Maharashtra.
Discharge from Maharashtra reached round 1.4 lakh cusecs on Wednesday.
Officers, nonetheless, have mentioned that there isn’t any want for panic until the discharge from Maharashtra crosses two lakh cusecs.
Outflow from Basava Sagar dam on the Krishna in Narayanpur was elevated to 2.8 lakh cusecs. That is because of the improve within the outflow from the Lal Bahadur Shastri reservoir on the Krishna at Almatti to 2.55 lakh cusecs.
“Contemplating rising rainfall in upstream catchment space and discharge from Almatti dam, influx at Narayanpur Dam is more likely to improve. The anticipated influx is 2,55,000 cusecs and it might improve additional. Therefore, outflow within the Krishna river course might be regularly elevated from 2,32,740 cusecs to 2,80,000 cusecs. Outflow will improve or lower relying on the rainfall and discharge from Maharashtra,” officers mentioned.
In the meantime, at the very least 12 bridge-cum-barrages in Belagavi district and three in Bagalkot district remained submerged. Commuters have been utilizing different routes, officers mentioned. The police have deployed employees on the closed routes.
Water entered homes in some low-lying areas in Gokak and Nippani. A lot of the residents of Kumbar Galli in Gokak left their homes and moved to a aid centre arrange in Gokak city. Equally, residents in riverbank areas in Nippani moved to a aid centre within the city.
The Lolasur bridge got here underneath the Ghataprabha waters in Belagavi district resulting from elevated discharge from Maharashtra.
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Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan joined different senior officers in visiting flood-hit and flood-prone areas within the district.
“The Belagavi district administration will conduct a survey of all low-lying bridges and suggest development of recent ones at a better degree than the present ones,” Mr. Roshan mentioned on Wednesday.
He was chatting with reporters after visiting the Lolasur bridge close to Gokak.
The district administration has opened two aid centres in Gokak and Nippani. There could also be a have to arrange a complete of 63, if rainfall will increase and water ranges within the rivers improve. The district administration is ready to arrange 550, if the flood state of affairs will get worse, he mentioned in response to a question.
The officers interacted with inmates of the aid centre in Gokak. Some inmates demanded everlasting resettlement of flood-prone villages. Mr Roshan mentioned that he’ll place their demand earlier than the State authorities.
Zilla Panchayat Chief Govt Officer Rahul Shinde and different officers have been current.
Water launch from Maharashtra elevated to 1,47,930 cusecs on Wednesday. This was 30% greater than the quantum launched on Tuesday.
The discharge from Koyna dam was 95,200 cusecs and it might cross one lakh cusecs within the subsequent few hours, officers mentioned.
The dam has 101.4 tmcft of water. Cumulative rainfall within the area was 900 mm. As many as six curved gates of the dam have been opened on Wednesday. Maharashtra officers issued a warning to farmers and fishermen in villages alongside the river.
Influx at Hippargi barrage was 1,13,500 cusecs and outflow 1,12,750 cusecs. The current storage is zero.
Officers lowered water storage ranges within the Almatti dam by almost 20% to stop flooding within the backwater areas. Now, the dam has 107.25 tmcft water.
The Raja Lakhamagouda dam has 50.7 tmcft of water towards the total capability of 51 tmcft. Influx was 30,308 cusecs and outflow 35,462 cusecs.
Revealed – August 20, 2025 07:06 pm IST