Flood warning issued as outflow from KRS goes up

The inflow into the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir successful Mandya territory has risen considerably pursuing dense rains successful its catchment areas. Surplus h2o ranging betwixt 25,000 and 40,000 cusecs is being discharged into the river.

The outflow from the reservoir whitethorn further summation successful presumption of the forecast of rains, and hence, the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd. (CNNL), KRS, has issued a flood warning, appealing to radical surviving on the riverbanks and successful low-lying areas of the Cauvery stream to determination to safer places and instrumentality each indispensable precautionary measures for their information and extortion of property.

At 8 a.m. connected Thursday, the h2o level stood astatine the maximum level of 124.80 ft.