Because of heavy rainfall in Maharashtra and parts of Karnataka, coupled with forecasts of continued downpours, the Belagavi district administration has imposed a temporary ban on fishing activities.
Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan issued orders restricting fishermen from entering rivers, lakes, dam backwaters, and other potentially hazardous water bodies until further notice.
Officials reported a slight rise in water release from Maharashtra. The discharge at the Kallol barrage, located on the inter-state border, was recorded at 91,892 cusecs—up by 1,459 cusecs from Wednesday’s 90,433 cusecs.
The inflow into the Lal Bahadur Shastri reservoir at Almatti over the Krishna River also increased on Thursday, touching around 96,445 cusecs (8.7 tmcft). Outflow was raised to one lakh cusecs or 9.09 tmcft. The reservoir currently holds 87.9 tmcft, which is 71% of its full capacity of 123 tmcft.
At the Hippargi barrage, the Krishna River’s inflow stood at around 93,500 cusecs, while the outflow was about 92,750 cusecs. Due to the river being in free flow during the monsoon, officials said storage was not carried out.
The Raja Lakhamagouda reservoir on the Ghataprabha at Hidkal received around 16,215 cusecs of inflow, with an outflow of 1,454 cusecs. The storage is at 33.2 tmcft against a total capacity of 51 tmcft.
Meanwhile, the Renuka Sagar reservoir on the Malaprabha at Saundatti saw inflow rise to about 4,732 cusecs, mainly due to rains in Khanapur. The outflow was 194 cusecs. Current storage is around 19 tmcft out of its 37 tmcft capacity.
