With rainfall subsiding in Maharashtra and completely stopping in parts of North Karnataka, water levels in the Krishna and its tributaries have fallen. As a result, some of the bridges-cum-barrages were thrown open to traffic in Chikkodi region on Thursday.
Irrigation officers said that the water level in the Krishna was two feet less than the highest level in July, while it was around 4 ft lower in the Doodh Ganga and Veda Ganga rivers.
Rainfall subsided in coastal Maharashtra and water discharge into the river courses continued to fall. Thursday’s discharge into the Krishna was 71,815 cusecs at Rajapur Barrage. Doodh Ganga river was getting around 20,000 cusecs and Veda Ganga was getting around 93,000 cusecs, officials said.
