At a time when the Cauvery water sharing has been a burning issue with reservoir levels in the basin hitting a low, the Almatti dam over the Krishna River has reached its full capacity.
It is the first dam in the State to have reached maximum level. According to officials of Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Ltd., on Thursday, the dam had 123.018 tmcft (maximum storage capacity) as the water level reached 519.6 meters (maximum storage level). The dam is receiving 59,111 cusecs of water, while the KBJNL was discharging 56,153 cusecs. This is in contrast to the situation in summer when the reservoir had reached dead storage level.
Officials hopeful
Now, with good rain in the catchment area, the dam is full and officials are hopeful that the good tidings will continue, so that there is no crisis in the coming summer.
