Officials of Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited (KBJNL) have increased the quantum of water being released from Basavasagar reservoir in Narayanpur of Yadgir district into the Krishna river course.
According to official sources, they released 1.12 lakh cusecs of water from the reservoir into the river course when the inflow at the reservoir was 1.15 lakh cusecs at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday.
The present water level in the reservoir is 490.72 m against the full reservoir level (FRL) of 492.25 m.
As usual, an advisory was released for the people of villages located on the Krishna riverbank. It said that they shouldn’t venture into the river for any reason, including fishing or getting water for animals.
