Overview

• Inflows peaked at about 1.82 lakh cusecs, more than double the reservoir’s 70,000 cusecs design capacity, before waters receded.
• Officials report a roughly five-metre breach on the bund is being fixed and say the main structure remains safe.
• Repairs are expected to be completed within two to three days, according to the irrigation department’s engineer-in-chief.
• Local authorities moved families to safer locations as 14 villages reported inundation concerns during the surge.
• The century-old masonry project’s resilience has renewed scrutiny of KLIS barrages, which the state has removed from service pending rehabilitation plans.