The Hindu 07.08.2012
Kabini to supply enough drinking water to residents of Bangalore city
3.89 tmcft of water from the reservoir reserved for distribution to city
The residential areas of Bangalore city, whose drinking water source is the Kabini reservoir, which is located in H D Kote taluk in Mysore district, will not face short supply this year as 3.89 tmcft of water has been reserved for distribution to the State capital.
Such a decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Minister in-charge of Mysore district S.A. Ramdas here on Monday. Officials from the Cauvery Niravari Nigama, the Department of Water Resources, and the elected representatives were present.
For 150 days
Disclosing the decisions taken during the meeting to presspersons here, the Minister said water from the Kabini dam would be supplied to Bangalore city for 150 days.
About 300 cusecs of water will flow daily to Bangalore, he said, adding that water would be released as and when the dam authorities get a request from the concerned authorities in Bangalore.
In view of the weak monsoon, the meeting decided to instruct farmers to cultivate semi-dry crops and water would be released into the canals for the cultivation of such crops, he said.
It was decided to release water into the Kabini right and left bank canals, Nugu high-level canal, Nugu right and left canals and Hullalli-Rampura canal from Kabini reservoir at 5 p.m. on Monday, said Mr. Ramdas.
He said 2.59 tmcft of water would be released into the Kabini right bank canal for 25 days and 0.6 tmcft into Nugu high-level canal for 12 days. He also assured that 43 lakes will get Kabini water for meeting the drinking water requirements.
Release of water
The Kabini left bank canal which irrigates nearly 2,910 acres of land will get 0.95 tmcft water from the dam for 120 days.
With Hullalli-Rampura canal being one of the biggest canals irrigating 13,529 acres, it was decided to release 6.22 tmcft of water for 120 days.
The Minister said 2.2 tmcft of water would be released into the Nugu right and left bank canals for 120 days.
Present storage
The present storage level of Kabini reservoir is 15.25 tmcft against the maximum of 19.52 tmcft.“Full-fledged irrigation in the command area of the dam is possible only when the storage level touches 17 tmcft,” he said.
On Monday, the water level at the Kabini stood at 2,277.35 feet as against the maximum of 2,284 feet.
- 300 cusecs of water to flow daily to Bangalore
- Farmers advised to cultivate semi-dry crops
