Rain recedes in Kodagu-Mysuru region providing a temporary breather 

Rains have receded in south-interior Karnataka providing a temporary breather with drier conditions as on Sunday.

The rainy season commenced much early with Kodagu and Hassan experiencing torrential downpour for greater part of the week signalling an early onset of monsoon.

Similarly, most regions in Mysuru, Mandya, and Chamarajanagar registered intermittent rains during the period but there was a reprieve during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday.

The average rainfall in Kodagu during the 24-hour period from 8.30 a.m. on Saturday was 0.24 mm, and there were no rains in Madikeri, Kasaba, Napoklu, and Ammathi in Virajpet. It did not rain at all in Somwarpet and Kushalnagar taluks during the same period while the rainfall in Ponnampet taluk was a mere 0.2 mm.

On Sunday from 8.30 a.m. to 3.15 p.m., the maximum rainfall in Kodagu was 6.5 mm, 0.5 mm in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar, 1.5 mm in Hassan, and nil in Mandya, according to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre.

But the incessant rains which were widespread and uniform across the catchment areas of the major rivers like the Cauvery and Hemavati and their tributaries have ensured high rate of inflow into the dams. Although the intensity of the rainfall has temporarily subsided, the inflows remain steady due to continued runoff from the saturated catchment areas and upstream contributions.

As a result, the inflow into the Krishnaraja Sagar in Mandya district was at the rate of 17,472 cusecs as on June 1 at 8 a.m. The reservoir level was 103.70 ft. against the full level of 124.80 ft. and the actual storage was 25.85 tmcft against the gross storage capacity of 49.45 tmcft.

With respect to Hemavati reservoir at Gorur in Hassan district, the inflow as on May 31 was 7,992 cusecs and the reservoir level was 2,905.85 ft. against the full level of 2,922 ft. The storage in the reservoir was 23.66 tmcft against the gross storage capacity of 37.10 tmcft.

In Kabini reservoir in Mysuru district, the inflow has been sustained by copious rainfall in the catchment area of the river in Wayanad region of Kerala. The inflow as on June 1 was 14,521 cusecs and the outflow from the reservoir had been stepped up to 8,000 cusecs. The storage in the reservoir was 17.36 tmcft against the gross storage of 19.52 tmcft.

At Harangi, the inflow was 3,164 cusecs and the reservoir level was 2,849.85 ft. against the full reservoir level of 2,859 ft. The live storage was 5.62 tmcft against the gross capacity of 8.50 tmcft. The cumulative storage in the four major reservoirs in the Cauvery basin as on May 31 was 70.52 tmcft against the gross capacity of 114.57 tmcft.

Published - June 01, 2025 07:19 pm IST