Heavy rain in Kolhapur, 12 barrages submerged

KOLHAPUR: Following incessant rainfall in the Kolhapur district, including the dam catchment areas, over the past couple of days, the water level of the Panchaganga has been on the rise. The Kolhapur city also received spells of drizzle throughout the day on Tuesday.
As per district disaster management officials, the Panchaganga water level was at 24 feet at the Rajaram barrage in Kasba Bawda. In the 24-hour period ending on Tuesday, the district received 14.4mm average rainfall. Gagan Bawda received the most (75.7mm), followed by Bhudargad (34.2mm) and Radhanagari (20.5mm). Hatkanangle, with 3.7mm, and Shirol, with 3.8mm, received the least rainfall in the Kolhapur district on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, 12 barrages have been submerged in the district. Shingnapur, Rajaram, Surve, Rui, Ichalkaranji and Tervad barrages across the Panchaganga river; Haldi, Khadak Koge and Sarkari Koge barrages over the Bhogavati; and Yevluj, Thane and Aalwe barrages over the Kasari river were submerged.
Catchment areas of the dams have been receiving heavy showers and the water storage in the reservoirs has increased. The Warana dam has been filled to 60.6% of its capacity, while the Dudhganga is 38.3% full. Radhanagari, meanwhile, has 34.6%% stock, Tulshi has 49.6%, and Kumbhi has 56.2% storage. The outflow from the dams has been started. Currently, Radhanagari is releasing water at 1200 cusec, Warana at 700 cusec, and Dudhganga at 100 cusec.