Reservoir Levels Surge Across Karnataka After Week Of Heavy Rain

Heavy rainfall over the past few days across Karnataka, coupled with heavy inflows from Maharashtra into the Krishna basin, has led to a sharp rise in water levels at the state's major reservoirs, improving overall storage and easing concerns over the monsoon deficit. 

According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) data, the combined storage in the state's 14 major reservoirs increased from 450.92 tmc ft on July 27 to 527.09 tmc ft on August 3, registering a gain of 76.17 tmc ft in one week. The storage level rose from 50 per cent to 59 percent of



the total gross capacity of 895.65 tmc ft.

The most significant improvement was seen in the Krishna basin reservoirs of north Karnataka, where persistent rainfall in Maharashtra and the upper Krishna catchment resulted in massive inflows into Almatti, Narayanapura, Ghataprabha and Tungabhadra reservoirs.

While Almatti and Narayanapura recorded marginal changes in storage because of heavy releases downstream, both reservoirs continued to receive inflows exceeding one lakh cusecs on Monday, indicating sustained runoff from the upstream catchments.