Flood situation improves in Malnad

Shivamogga/ Mandya: The flood situation improved across Malnad and the Cauvery belt , as the rain receded on Sunday. Though there was a red alert issued by the IMA for Malnad region, Shivamogga , Chikkamagaluru and Hassan districts did not receive heavy rain.

Traffic has also eased, as the situation has improved, but the restriction on the movement of vehicles on Charmadi Ghat , which witnessed landslides, will continue till Tuesday.

Both Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga received moderate rainfall on Sunday, while the Bhadra river, which was in spate, has receded. The river flooded Mundugadamane village in Horanadu which had nearly 50 houses, that got cut off, as a walking bridge was washed away. The Chikkamagaluru district administration quickly built a new one.

It stopped raining in Sharavathi valley which stretches across Hosanagar and Sagar taluks in Shivamogga, even as the inflow into the Linganamakki dam, built across the river, has increased. The authorities said the inflow is likely to come down from Monday.

In Hassan district, the Sakleshpur belt, which was hit by heavy downpour, didn’t receive any rain. The Hemavathi river which was in spate and submerged the Holemalleshwara temple at Sakleshpur town, has receded.

Meanwhile, the inflow into the KRS dam increased to 97,000 cusecs on Sunday, but there are indications that it will decrease as rain has subsided in its catchment areas. The water level at the dam as on Sunday night was at 120 ft, which is some 5 ft below the maximum level. Though there is heavy outflow of river, no untoward incidents was reported. The water level in Hemavathi dam located in Gorur is 2,918.1 ft against full storage capacity of 2,922 feet. The inflow into the dam reduced to 29,478 cusecs, which was 50,036 cusecs on Sunday.

The water outflow from Kabini dam located in H D Kote in Mysuru district is down to 16,600 cusecs owing to sharp decline in the inflow, which will help manage the flood situation downstream, mainly at Nanjangud, which is still reeling due to floods in several areas.