With reduced rainfall in the upper catchment area, irrigation officials on July 9 scaled down the outflow from the Almatti dam. Inflow to the dam dropped to approximately 1,09,947 cusecs, prompting a reduction in discharge to 1,00,000 cusecs, down from 1.15 lakh cusecs on July 8. The reservoir held 82.22 tmcft of water, amounting to 70.86% of its total capacity.
Discharge from Maharashtra also saw a minor decline on July 9 compared to the previous day. At the interstate border gauge, Maharashtra released 1,06,453 cusecs, a drop of around 640 cusecs.
The Hipparagi Barrage recorded an inflow of 1,07,980 cusecs and released 1,07,230 cusecs. Officials noted that due to the high inflow in the Krishna River, it continues to flow freely without storage during the monsoon.
Meanwhile, water levels at most bridge-cum-barrages in the Chikkodi region of Belagavi district have receded. Police confirmed these would reopen for traffic by July 10.
At the Raja Lakhamagouda reservoir, the inflow stood at 17,692 cusecs, while the outflow was 1,506 cusecs. The dam stored 41.28 tmcft of water, close to its full capacity of 51 tmcft.
The Basava Sagara dam at Narayanpur on the Krishna River recorded an inflow of 1.15 lakh cusecs and an outflow of 1,12,577 cusecs, with 30 gates opened for release. Water levels were at 26.975 tmcft, or 80.98% of total capacity.
Inflow into the Renuka Sagar dam on the Malaprabha River in Saundatti was 10,753 cusecs, with an outflow of 194 cusecs.
