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Karnataka Confronts Rising Flood Risk as Harangi and Kabini Outflows Surge

IMD forecasts heavy monsoon rains through June 21 following reservoir releases intended to manage rising water levels

A vehicle crushed under an uprooted tree following strong winds and rain in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka on Tuesday (PTI)
Several houses were after a landslide in Mangaluru. A total of 1,992 houses have been marked as vulnerable (PTI)
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Overview

  • IMD issued red alerts on June 18 for Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga districts through June 21
  • Kabini reservoir outflow topped 25,000 cusecs and Harangi dam maintained a steady 18,000-cusec discharge to control inflows
  • Authorities urged downstream communities to move livestock and residents to higher ground as flood warnings took effect
  • Seven bridge-cum-barrages in Belagavi district remain submerged by releases from Maharashtra, forcing commuters onto alternate routes
  • Search operations are under way after Sangeeta Shivaji Manjarekar was swept away in the swollen Krishna River and schools in Kodagu district remain closed for safety