Bagalkot , Jul 29 : Following heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of Krishna river, a massive more than four lakh cusec discharge from Almatti reservoir build across the Krishna river near Bagalkot on Thursday morning has posed a grave flood threat to the downstream districts of Raichur , Yadgir and Vijayapura districts .
According to the Krishna Bhagaya Jala Nigam Ltd. ( KBJNL) official sources, a huge amount of water as much as 4,23,240 cusecs was released from Almatti dam to Krishna river on Thursday . The farmers of Araladinni, Yelagur, Yellammana Budhihal, Masuti, Kashinakunte among others on the banks of swollen Krishna river have suffered extensive crop damage.
Nidagundi is worst-hit, where acres of sugarcane, banana, sunflower and other crops have been submerged. Thousands of acres have completely gone under water and with outflow from Almatti is expected
to go further up on Thursday evening , the source said .
The present water level of Almatti reservoir is 517.00 mt against its FRL 519.60 mt , the source added .
The flood situation in Narayanapur backwaters has become grave due to heavy discharge of water from Almatti and the swollen Malaprabha river which meets Krishna at Kudalasangama. The floodwaters have reached the steps of Sangamanatha temple.High alert has been sounded in the villages on the banks of Krishna, said Nidagundi Tahsildar Satish Kudalagi.
Narayanapur reservoir on Thursday released 4,00,370 cusec of water by lifting all 30 crest gates. The massive discharge has increased the severity of floods in downstream districts – Yadgir and Raichur. The
Huvinahedigi bridge in Devadurg taluk, a major road link between Raichur and Kalabuaragi, has remained under water.
Scores of people in the flood-hit Aralahalli, Mushtalli and Shellagi villages have been evacuated to safer places, the revenue source added .
