Mandya: In what might arouse a smile not only in the face of lakh farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, but for all those who rely on the waters of the Cauvery River to drink, the water level in Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam in the Mandya district reaches Brim on Thursday, With excess water freed from the Crest Reservoir gate.
As on Thursday, the water level in the Dam stands AT124.8ft, which is also a reservoir capacity.
While the dam recorded an inflow 6,883 Cusec, 6,576 Cusec was released from the reservoir on Thursday.
Even though it was relieved in a dam filling up to full, farmers in Delta Cauvery could not help but regret the good news late; The dam has reached its maximum storage level after the rainy season, and the inflows for the reservoir surged over the past few weeks because of the shower not consulting in Karnataka, which has a low pressure formation in the sea.
CM Basilvaraj Bommai is expected to offer Bagina to the river in the KRS Dam next week.