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The territory medication has issued flood alert to Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri and Tiruvannamalai districts aft outflow from the Krishnagiri Reservoir Project (KRP) Dam accrued to 7,927 cusecs connected Saturday (October 11, 2025). Water was released from the shutter gates of the dam arsenic the reservoir touched 50.50 ft of the full capableness of 52 ft.
On Friday (October 10, 2025), the KRP Dam received dense inflow from the Kelavarapalli Dam successful Hosur, owed to the dense rainfall connected Thursday (October 9, 2025). The inflow into River Thenpennai upon which the dam stands increased.
With the KRP Dam nearing its afloat capacity, the full inflow was released done the shutter gates. Water was being released done 6 of the 8 full shutters of the dam. The inflow into the dam was 4062 cusecs and the outflow was 4239 cusecs arsenic of Saturday morning. However, some accrued during the day.
District Collector C. Dinesh Kumar inspected the KRP reservoir, vetted the information protocols and interacted with the Public Works Department (PWD). He besides advised capable banal of soil bags. The PWD has 87 lakes nether its control, of which 43 lakes person touched their afloat capableness and the remaining lakes are astir to scope the same.
Similarly, Kelavarapalli Dam reached 42.97 ft of its afloat capableness of 44.28 ft connected Saturday. The inflow into the reservoir was 2,647 cusecs, portion the outflow was 2,599 cusecs. In its wake, flood informing has been issued to 12 villages: Kelavarapalli, Muthali, Moranapalli, Perandapalli, Thorapalli, Aluir, Nallaganakothapalli, Ulagam, Venkatesapuram, Kamandotti, Attakuruki, and Parthakotta. The Collector has cautioned the nationalist against venturing into the waters for bathing oregon crossing implicit with livestock.
In Shoolagiri, a span submerged successful the runoff from an overflowing lake, snapping connectivity for 4 villages namely Sarkaralu, Periya Paapanapalli, Chinna Paapapanapalli and Kottangiri.
