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BELAGAVI
Several low-lying bridges in Chikodi and Nippani taluks, which were submerged due to heavy inflow into the Krishna River following rains in southern Maharashtra over the past two weeks, were reopened for public movement from Tuesday.
The incessant rains in the river's catchment area have subsided over the past five days, leading to a receding water level and enabling traffic movement on various roads and bridges.Many roads on low-level barrages, including Kallol-Yadur and Manjari-Bavanasavadatti, have now been opened for vehicular traffic.
Following the decline in rainfall in the Maharashtra basin and the bordering regions of Chikodi and Nippani taluks, the flow in the Krishna River and its tributaries has significantly reduced. Currently, 51,948 cusecs of water is flowing into the Krishna River through the Rajapur barrage in Maharashtra.
The Jatrat-Bhivasi, Bhojawadi-Akkol, Sidnal-Shivapurwadi, and Kunnur-Barawad barrages of the Vedganga River; the Karadaga-Bhoj and Malikawad-Dattawad barrages of the Dudhganga River; and the Kallol-Yadur and Manjari-Bavanasavadatti barrages of the Krishna River have all been reopened for traffic.
Meanwhile, the Koyna reservoir in Maharashtra’s Satara district is nearing its full capacity. The 105 TMC feet capacity reservoir currently holds 76 TMC feet of water. Due to increased rainfall in the Koyna basin, the inflow into the reservoir has reached 16,000 cusecs. As a precautionary measure, the Sangli district administration has decided to release 5,000 cusecs of water from the Koyna reservoir into the Krishna River.