Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday that the replacement of the crest gates of the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir under Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) will be completed within the next 18 months.
He was speaking at the KRS in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district after offering ‘bagina’ or the traditional thanksgiving consequent to the dam attaining the full reservoir level of 124.80 feet.
Out of 136 gates, 61 gates have to be replaced under the DRIP while the rest have been replaced over the last few years in a phase-wise manner.
