Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa will offer pooja and bagina - a traditional offering to river Cauvery, on Friday at 8.15 am. The timing was fixed by priests as it is considered to be auspicious. After a long gap, the Krishnasagar dam has filled to its brim in July itself and that too in a single stretch . A fortnight ago, before the onset of Punurvasu (phase of a rain as per Hindu 
calendar) rain on July 7, the water level in the dam was at its lowest of 70 feet. But thanks to copious rain in Kodagu district, the water started flowing steadily into the dam with the water level increasing foot by foot on daily basis. In 15 days the water level rose by 53 feet from 70 feet to 123 feet. On Wednesday, the water level in the dam stood at 123.90 feet against a maximum level of 124.80. Inflow into the dam stood at 21,080 cusecs against an outflow of 4,610 cusecs. It was in 1991, the dam was filled in June resulting in floods in the low lying areas of the dam. Over 25 villages of Pandavapur, T Narsipur and Kollegal taluk were submerged forcing the authorities to airlift the people who got surrounded by flood water from KRS Dam. That year, the combine release of water from KRS and Kabini crossed a record high of 2.2 lakh cusecs.
calendar) rain on July 7, the water level in the dam was at its lowest of 70 feet. But thanks to copious rain in Kodagu district, the water started flowing steadily into the dam with the water level increasing foot by foot on daily basis. In 15 days the water level rose by 53 feet from 70 feet to 123 feet. On Wednesday, the water level in the dam stood at 123.90 feet against a maximum level of 124.80. Inflow into the dam stood at 21,080 cusecs against an outflow of 4,610 cusecs. It was in 1991, the dam was filled in June resulting in floods in the low lying areas of the dam. Over 25 villages of Pandavapur, T Narsipur and Kollegal taluk were submerged forcing the authorities to airlift the people who got surrounded by flood water from KRS Dam. That year, the combine release of water from KRS and Kabini crossed a record high of 2.2 lakh cusecs.For Further Details Visit At:timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Mysore/Dams-full-pujas-begin/articleshow/4808752.cms
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