<p>Mandya: Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy said that the current storage in the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam will be used only to meet the drinking water demands. </p><p>Hence, it has been decided not to release water to summer crops, he said.</p><p>The minister participated in the Cauvery Irrigation Advisory Committee meeting, at Cauvery auditorium, near KRS dam, in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya, on Friday.</p>.Amit Shah to hold meeting on release of Karnataka drought relief funds on Dec 23, says CM Siddaramaiah.<p>Every month, around 2.1 tmcft water is supplied from the KRS dam to Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mandya, and other districts. There is a need for 16 tmcft of drinking water till June 2024. If there is no rain, we might have to face shortage of drinking water for last two months, he said.</p><p>The MLAs and officers of Mandya took part in the meeting. As CM Siddaramaiah was touring Mysuru district, minister H C Mahadevappa, and other MLAs did not attend the meeting.</p><p>The water level of KRS dam as on December 22 is 96.82 ft as against the maximum level of 124.80 ft. The inflow was 1,139 cusec and outflow 875 cusec.</p>
<p>Mandya: Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy said that the current storage in the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam will be used only to meet the drinking water demands. </p><p>Hence, it has been decided not to release water to summer crops, he said.</p><p>The minister participated in the Cauvery Irrigation Advisory Committee meeting, at Cauvery auditorium, near KRS dam, in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya, on Friday.</p>.Amit Shah to hold meeting on release of Karnataka drought relief funds on Dec 23, says CM Siddaramaiah.<p>Every month, around 2.1 tmcft water is supplied from the KRS dam to Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mandya, and other districts. There is a need for 16 tmcft of drinking water till June 2024. If there is no rain, we might have to face shortage of drinking water for last two months, he said.</p><p>The MLAs and officers of Mandya took part in the meeting. As CM Siddaramaiah was touring Mysuru district, minister H C Mahadevappa, and other MLAs did not attend the meeting.</p><p>The water level of KRS dam as on December 22 is 96.82 ft as against the maximum level of 124.80 ft. The inflow was 1,139 cusec and outflow 875 cusec.</p>