district in-charge, Satish Jarkiholi, visits rain-affected regions in Khanapur taluk and announced State plans to initiate State-wide campaign to construct small bridges across streams and rivers.
Most parts of Belagavi district have experienced a decrease in rainfall, except for some areas in Khanapur and Kittur taluks where rain continued on Tuesday. Water levels have started to recede from the 21 bridges that were submerged during the previous week's heavy rainfall, but these bridges are not yet open for vehicular traffic.
Public Works Minister and district in-charge, Satish Jarkiholi, visited the rain-affected regions in Khanapur taluk and announced that the State government plans to initiate a State-wide campaign to construct small bridges across streams and rivers. This measure aims to facilitate the movement of residents from villages and hamlets located in regions prone to heavy rainfall, enabling them to reach the main road more easily. Each of these bridges is estimated to cost between ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh, and the project will begin in Khanapur taluk as a role model for other taluks with forested and mountainous areas.
Additionally, immediate repairs of damaged roads will be undertaken by the government. Furthermore, the State government is considering raising the compensation amount for damaged houses to ₹5 lakh.
Officials reported that heavy rain and winds have caused complete damage to four houses and partial damage to 87 houses.
During the continuous rainfall in southern Maharashtra, the discharge from the border reservoirs has increased. The inflow and outflow data of various dams are as follows:
- Kallol: Total discharge of 1.28 lakh cusecs
- Rajapur: Total discharge of 99,875 cusecs
- Dudhganga river: Total discharge of 28,864 cusecs
- Raja Lakhamagouda Reservoir on the Ghataprabha in Hidkal: Total inflow of around 35,000 cusecs and outflow of 100 cusecs. The dam now holds 21 tmcft of water out of its gross capacity of 51 tmcft.
- Dhupadal Weir: Total inflow and outflow of approximately 17,800 cusecs
- Alamatti dam: Inflow of around 1.16 lakh cusecs and outflow of around 8,800 cusecs. The dam currently holds 54 tmcft of water compared to its gross capacity of 123 tmcft.
- Malaprabha dam: Inflow of 19,000 cusecs and outflow of 194 cusecs. The dam presently holds only 10 tmcft of water, with a capacity of 37 tmcft.
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