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Despite immoderate respite from rain, the Krishna and the Bhima are inactive flowing with a precocious quantum of h2o successful Yadgir district.
There was respite from rainfall successful the territory connected Sunday. However, h2o flowing successful the Krishna and the Bhima is gradually expanding owed to dense magnitude of outflow from the Basavasagar Reservoir successful Narayanpur colony successful Hunsagi taluk and the Gursunagi Bridge-cum-Barrage connected the outskirts of Yadgir city.
According to officials, 1.25 lakh cusecs of h2o was discharged from the Basavasagar Reservoir into the Krishna astatine 2.30 p.m. connected Sunday, portion 5 lakh cusecs of h2o was released from the Gursunagi Bridge-cum-Barrage into the Bhima.
Due to dense outflow, backwaters from the Gursunagi Bridge-cum-Barrage flooded cultivation fields successful respective villages of Yadgir and Wadagera taluks. Thus, the grim concern continues successful villages connected the Krishna and Bhima riverbanks.
The Bhima connected the outskirts of Yadgir is flowing with a precocious quantum of water. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The Joladagi Bridge remains submerged by the Bhima waters. Dodda Halla connected the Yadgir-Chittapur Main Road was submerged and the authorities diverted vehicular question connected an alternate way to scope Kalaburagi.
Meanwhile, Minister for Small Scale Industries and territory in-charge Sharanabasappa Darshanapur and Yadgir MLA Channareddy Patil Tunnur visited the flood- and rain-hit areas.
Mr. Darshanapur explained the flood concern to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah implicit phone, aft inspecting immoderate parts of the district.
“The Chief Minister assured maine of sending Revenue Minister Krishna Byregowda to sojourn the rain- and flood-hit areas tomorrow,” Mr, Darshanapur told the media aft visiting flood-affected fields.
According to the authoritative data, Shahapur taluk received 12.9 mm rainfall successful the 24 hours ended astatine 8.30 a.m. connected Sunday.
Rain study for the different taluks is arsenic follows: Shorapur 5.9 mm, Yadgir 6.0 mm, Gurmitkal 8.1 mm, Wadagera 8.8 mm and Hunsagi 2.9 mm.
Due to floods, roads successful galore parts of territory person been damaged severely and bridges are submerged successful stream waters.
So far, 1.14 lakh hectares of cultivation fields with lasting crops similar cotton, reddish gram, were recovered damaged arsenic per a preliminary survey.
