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Karnataka Dam Levels: Hidkal Nears Full, Hemavathi Drops to 40%, Alarming Report!
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News18•30-09-2026, 09:22
Karnataka Dam Levels: Hidkal Nears Full, Hemavathi Drops to 40%, Alarming Report!
- •Hidkal Dam is at 99.857% capacity, holding 50.927 TMC out of its 51 TMC total capacity.
- •Almatti Dam is releasing 8,750 cusecs of water despite zero inflow, raising concerns.
- •Hemavathi Dam's water level has dropped to 40.83%, with only 15.149 TMC available out of 37.103 TMC.
- •KRS Reservoir is 53.54% full (26.477 TMC) and Tungabhadra Dam is at 67.93% (71.867 TMC).
- •Kabini and Gandonala (46.58%) reservoirs have not reached expected levels, causing worry among farmers.
Key Questions Answered
The Hidkal Dam is nearly overflowing, having reached 99.85.7% of its total capacity at 2174.700 feet, leaving it only 0.3 feet short of being completely full.
The Almatti Dam is 86.56% full with a significant storage of 106.54.8 TMC, and a large volume of 8,750 cusecs of water is continuously being released from the dam.
The Hemavathi Dam holds only 40.83% of its total storage capacity, providing 15.14.9 TMC of water, with its level having dropped to 2891.9.50 feet.
