Maharashtra Boosts Water Release Levels

Speedy Summary

• Heavy rainfall continues in parts of Maharashtra,affecting water inflows at reservoirs along the Krishna River and its tributaries.
• Discharge from Maharashtra reservoirs at the inter-State border station increased to 71,413 cusecs,up by 15,126 cusecs from Tuesday’s release.
• Water release from Koyna dam remained stable at 5,500 cusecs on Wednesday despite heavy rains in its catchment area.
• Key reservoir updates:

– Lal Bahadur Shastri Reservoir (Krishna River): Inflow of 40,737 cusecs; outflow of 42,500 cusecs; gross storage at 97.995 tmcft (79.61% capacity).
– Narayanpur Dam: Inflow at 30,000 cusecs; outflow of 29,982 cusecs; gross storage at 30.8 tmcft (92.69% capacity).
– Hipparagi Barrage: Average inflow of roughly 56,397 cusecs with no impounding due to high inflow levels.
– Raja Lakhamagouda dam (Ghataprabha): Inflow was recorded at 16,132 cusecs and outflow was limited to just over one-third-5,734 cusecs.

Indian Opinion Analysis

The continuing heavy rains over parts of Maharashtra are exerting significant pressure on key dam infrastructure in the region along the Krishna River and tributaries.as evidenced by stable operations like those recorded for koyna dam discharge levels or daily-adjusted ones [” Taking’zbekiston yet part -_]