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Many parts of Hassan territory received mean to dense rains connected Wednesday. Almost each hoblis successful the territory recorded much than the mean rainfall expected successful the 24 hours that ended astatine 8.30 a.m. connected Thursday.
The dense downpour that began astir 6 p.m. connected Wednesday continued up to 10.30 p.m. The motorists had a pugnacious clip reaching their homes. The incessant rains prevented the residents of Hassan from popping crackers.
A fewer shops astatine Konanur successful Arakalgud taluk were flooded. Areca plantations astatine Lakkanahalli successful the taluk were inundated. Many tanks are overflowing, flooding the neighbouring farmlands. The roadworthy connecting Markuli colony with Hassan was flooded aft the embankment of the Koushika vessel breached. Vast farmlands astatine Savanthanahalli were flooded aft the embankment of the Sriramadevara Katte was damaged owed to the dense rains.
Hassan MP Shreyas M. Patel visited the colony and interacted with the farmers astir the harm caused by the rainfall.
Parts of Sakaleshpur and Arakalgud taluks received dense rains. Hanbalu, Hettur, and Yeslur successful Sakaleshpur taluk recorded 72.9 mm, 78.6 mm, and 70.7 mm of rainfall, respectively. Konanud received 70.7 mm of rainfall. Gandur successful Arakalgud taluk received 85.5 mm, Kalkere successful Channarayapatna recorded 83.5 mm, and Markuli successful Hassan taluk recorded 78 mm of rainfall.
Following dense rains successful the catchment area, the inflow to the Hemavathi reservoir astatine Goruru besides increased. On Thursday morning, the inflow to the reservoir stood astatine 16,394 cusecs, against 7,108 cusecs registered past twelvemonth connected the day. The h2o level successful the reservoir is nearing the maximum of 2,922 ft., forcing the dam authorities to contented a informing to radical successful the downstream.
G.K. Jyothi, the Superintending Engineer of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd. (Hemavathi Circle), connected Wednesday evening, issued a merchandise stating that excess h2o could beryllium released from the reservoir astatine immoderate time. The radical connected either broadside of the stream travel should beryllium alert and determination to safer places. The serviceman asked the engineers of the Water Resources Department and the gross officials to alert the section radical downstream.
