Water Level at these Rivers in Dakshina Kannada Breached the Danger Level: Check out

Water Level at these Rivers in Dakshina Kannada Breached the Danger Level: Check out

August 10: Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has appealed to the people residing on the banks of rivers to shift to safer places. Nodal officers camping in the flood-prone areas are all set to tackle flood situation, he said.
The water-level in River Nethravathi in Bantwal had increased up to 10.6 metres as against the danger level of 8.5 metres. In Uppinangady, the river had breached the danger level of 31.5 metres. The water level in River Kumaradhara in Uppinangady has reached 26.5 metres. The water-level in Gundya river too had reached a maximum level of five metres, sources added. The water storage had reached maximum level at all power generation dams. As water-level in Thumbe vented dam had reached 8.5 metres, the authorities had opened all 30 gates of the dam. The 18 gates of AMR dam built across River Nethravathi too were opened after water-level reached 18.75 metres.