The Hindu·3 min read·easy
KRS dam breaches 100 feet mark as rain drenches south Karnataka
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The Hindu Bureau
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Heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of the Cauvery river has caused the water level in the KRS reservoir to exceed 100 feet. This increase provides relief to farmers and helps mitigate water-sharing tensions between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
In the span of a week, water level in the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir in Mandya district of Karnataka, across the river Cauvery, has gone up by nearly 10 feet. On August 3, the water level breached the 100-foot mark against the maximum level of 124.80 feet with the inflow remaining steady following incessant rain in its catchment areas.
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