Almatti dam, also known as Lal Bahadur Shastri reservoir, has continued to receive good inflow following the copious rain in its catchment in Maharashtra early this week. The reservoir is only 0.35 metres short of reaching the full reservoir level (FRL).

The water level in the dam, as on Saturday is 519.25 metres while the maximum level is 519.60 metres.

A Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigama Ltd (KBJNL) official told DH, “Going by the volume of inflow, the reservoir will reach its maximum level by Monday. The storage capacity of Almatti dam is the highest among the reservoirs in the state. In a day or two, it will hold the distinction of being the first reservoir in the state to attain FRL.”

The dam has a storage of 117.038 tmcft while its maximum capacity is 123 tmcft. On Saturday, the inflow was measured at 69,658 cusecs while the outflow was 31,683.
The KBJNL official said the volume of outflow will be increased after the water level in the dam goes past 519.5 metre-mark.

About 45,000 cusecs of water can be released from KPCL side. If the outflow goes beyond 45,000 mark then the excess water will be let out by opening a few crest gates, he explained.

The dam started getting inflows on June 19. The water level in the dam before June 19 was 503.66 metres. It has increased to 519.25 metres following the good spells of rain in its catchment in Maharashtra, the KBJNL official added.

Inflow to TB dam drops

Meanwhile, the downward trend in the inflow to Tungabhadra reservoir continued on Saturday too.

The inflow to the reservoir near Hosapete was measured at 13,340 cusecs on Saturday while it was 16,660 cusecs on Friday. The outflow was 811 cusecs.

The reservoir, however, has received 1 tmcft water in the last 24 hours. On Saturday, the storage in TB dam was 36.644 tmcft. The storage was 40.892 tmcft in the corresponding period, last year. The maximum storage capacity of TB dam is 133 tmcft. Of which, about 30 tmcft is lost due to accumalation of silt.

Light showers in Kodagu

Parts of Kodagu district, on Saturday, experienced light to moderate showers.
In the last 24 hours (ending at 8 am on Saturday), the district has received 5.21 mm rainfall.

The district has received 1,218.76 mm rainfall since January. It was 1,164.14 mm rainfall during the corresponding period last year.

The water-level in Harangi reservoir stood at 2,858.53 feet. The inflow to the reservoir was 5804 cusecs while outflow was 5,100 cusecs.