Karnataka rains: Torrential rainfall hits normal life in Yadgir district

The torrential rainfall that lashed Yadgir district on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) disrupted normal life. Considering the safety of the children, the district administration declared a two-day holiday on August 19 and 20 for government and private schools, colleges and anganwadi centres, following the requisition submitted by the education department.

Streams of both the Krishna and Bhima rivers, flowing with a high quantum of water, impacted road connectivity in many parts of the district. The bridges constructed near Pogalapur, Chamanal and Kotagera villages were inundated after stream water overflowed onto them.

The Sanna Kere water gushed into a portion of Lumbini Park, the only public usage garden in Yadgir city, turned it into a pond.

Rain water enters fields

As many as 21 houses have been damaged owing to copious rainfall, according to official information. Of them, 12 were in Yadgir taluk, two in Hunsagi taluk and seven in Gurmitkal taluk.

Hundreds of acres of agricultural fields have been inundated by rainwater, posing a serious threat of damage to cotton and green gram crops. The exact area inundated by rain water or stream water will be ascertained after the assessment, the sources said.

Reservoir levels

Meanwhile, the Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigama Limited discharged a heavy amount of water from the Basavasagar reservoir in Narayanapur village in the Hunsagi taluk of the district.

According to information provided by them, the inflow to the reservoir at 11.30 a.m. on August 19 was 1.80 lakh cusecs, prompting them to discharge 1,80,500 cusecs of water to the Krishna river by opening 30 crest gates to maintain safety.

The present water level in the reservoir stood at 491.53 metres against the full reservoir level (FRL) of 492.25 metres.

The KBJNL authorities also initiated action to release water from the Sannati bridge-cum-barrage (BCB) that is located in Sannati village in the Kalaburagi district’s Chittapur taluk.

According to official sources, around 60,000 cusecs of water were being discharged, while the same amount of water was flowing into BCB. The present water level in the BCB stood at 351.0 m against the FRL of 359.0 m.

Rainfall data

The official data shows that the district received widespread downpour in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 a.m. on August 19.

On August 18, the highest rainfall of 53.8 mm ending at 8.30 a.m. was recorded on Gurmitkal, followed by 38.6 mm in Yadgir, 21.02 mm in Wadagera and the lowest 10.7 mm was recorded in Hunsagi.

The concerned authorities have been requested by the KBJNL officials to issue an alert notice to the people downstream of the Krishna river, owing to water discharge into the river.