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- Heavy rains in the Krishna and Godavari river basins have boosted water inflows into major irrigation projects in Karnataka, Telangana, and Maharashtra, raising hopes for the Kharif cropping season.
- Following a state government directive issued Monday, Karnataka officials on Tuesday released water from the Almatti dam for kharif crops for the first time this season, after earlier saying reservoir water would be used only for drinking purposes.
- Outflow from the Lal Bahadur Shastri reservoir into the Krishna river was raised to around 80,000 cusecs, a four-fold increase from the prior daily average, while inflows remained high across other projects including Hipparagi Barrage and the Raja Lakhamagouda reservoir.
What to watch next
- Whether inflows to the Almatti dam stay high enough to sustain crop water release, or trigger the stated rationing plan of a 10-day stop after every two weeks of release
- Continued discharge levels from Maharashtra into the Krishna river
- Whether storage levels in dams like Renuka Sagar and Raja Lakhamagouda improve further with ongoing rainfall
Why it matters3
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- Kharif farmers in Karnataka command areas irrigation water available· days
- Almatti dam reservoir levels storage drawdown· days
- Kharif crop yield outlook yield support· weeks
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Named India · Belagavi district · Ghataprabha · Hipparagi Barrage · Irrigation Department · kharif crop · Maharashtra · Malaprabha · Raja Lakhamagouda reservoir
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