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Central team visits Cauvery dams, will report to SC by Oct 17

Published On : 09 Oct 2016   |  Reported By : Courtesy: DHNS   |  Pic On: photo credit: DHNS


Bengaluru, DHNS: The Central team, which is on a two-day visit to the state for studying ground realities in Cauvery basin, toured Mandya, Hassan and Kodagu districts on Saturday.

The team, headed by Central Water Commission chairman G?S?Jha, obtained information on the inflow and outflow at the Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir in Mandya district. It also visited the water measurement centre in KRS and collected details about water storage.

Speaking to reporters after visiting the Hemavathi dam in Gorur, Hassan district, Jha said that the team had got a picture of the water problem. He said that the committee would submit its report to the Supreme Court before October 17.

Law Minister T?B?Jayachandra, who met G?S?Jha at Gorur dam, explained to the latter about the deficient rainfall in the command area.

He said that there was more than 60% deficient rains during August and September and crops had withered away due to lack of water. The minister said that Hassan district had been reeling under drought for the past two consecutive years.

“Of the 177 tanks in the Hemavathi command area, 108 have no water at all while 31 have only 50% water. Thirty-eight tanks have a storage of 10% to 25%,” the minister explained.
The team conducted aerial survey of waterbodies in Tumakuru district after visiting Gorur dam in Hassan district.

A sub-committee of the team visited Harangi reservoir near Kushalnagar in Kodagu. The members of the panel obtained information about the rainfall in the last five years during October, November and December.

The reservoir officials apprised the team of the deficient rainfall and the plight of farmers in the catchment area.

Farmers unaware

Farmers could not meet the team as they had no information about the visit.
The eight-member team comprising representatives from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry is studying the ground realities in the Cauvery basin on the directions of the Supreme Court. It is scheduled to visit Tamil Nadu on Sunday.

Govt’s presentation on ground reality

A presentation about the water crisis in the Cauvery basin was made to the Central team in Bengaluru.

It was pointed out that while the total storage in the four reservoirs in the Cauvery basin stood at 32.05 tmcft of which 23.44 tmcft was required for drinking water alone. However, the expected inflow till May next year was only 15.17 tmcft.

The state government tried to impress upon the team that Bengaluru, Mysuru and surrounding towns were dependent on water from the reservoirs in the Cauvery basin till May next year.

Chief Secretary Subhash Chandra Khuntia, top officials of the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board and other water distribution agencies of the government were present at the presentation.







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