Notwithstanding the plummeting water levels in major reservoirs in the Cauvery basin in the State, the current storage is sufficient to meet the drinking water requirements through June, according to sources in the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd (CNNL).
The water level at the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) across the river Cauvery was 84.22 feet against the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 124.80 feet on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The water level in the reservoir on the same day last year was 103.80 feet. The gross storage capacity of the reservoir is 49.45 tmc ft against which the available quantum was 12.77 tmc ft on Sunday while 23.14 tmc ft of water was available on the same day last year.
