Kerala rain brings bountiful flow to Kabini dam

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September 19, 2017

Bengaluru, Sept 19: Heavy rain in Wayanad district of Kerala has substantially increased the inflow to the Kabini reservoir in HD Kote taluk, Mysuru district.

With only two feet left for the Kabini reservoir to reach its maximum level, farmers of the region are a happy lot. While the maximum water level of the dam is 2,284 ft, it stood at 2281.50 ft on Monday.

The inflow to the dam has increased to 16,500 cusecs. The dam is expected to reach the brim soon. The outflow is 15,000 cusecs.

Kabini reservoir executive engineer Jagadish told DH that the capacity of the dam was 19.5 tmc ft and the current storage was 17.5 tmc ft. The dam is expected to reach the maximum level in the next two days, he said.

Heavy showers lashed across Kodagu district on Monday. Virajpet, Gonikoppa, Perumbadi, Kutta, Makutta and Srimangala experienced bountiful rain. As a result, rivers and rivulets are getting copious flow.

Holiday was declared for schools and colleges in Virajpet taluk. Napoklu, Chattimani, Bhagamandala and Talacauvery experienced intermittent rain. The devotees who had come for the Pushkara snana (holy dip) in River Cauvery faced inconvenience. In the last 24 hours (ending 8.30 am on Monday), Madikeri received 79.4 mm, Virajpet 104.4 mm, Bhagamandala 71 mm rainfall. The inflow of water to Harangi reservoir has increased to 3,595 cusecs.

Heavy rain lashed the Malnad region of Shivamogga district intermittently on Monday. Hosanagar and Thirthahalli received heavy rain intermittently since morning. Shivamogga, Bhadravathi and other parts of the district received moderate rain.

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See the image. That kid enjoying.

Till last week everybody blamed lack of rain. Now will blame heavy rain

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'Utilise International Exhibition Centre building for treating Covid-19 patients'

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March 26,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 26: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Working President Eshwara Khandre on Thursday suggested to the State government to utilize the infrastructure available at the International Exhibition Centre on the outskirts of the City on Tumakuru Road near Nelamangala, about 15 km from here, for quarantine and treatment of people affected with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

In a statement here today, Mr Khandre said that the dreaded disease is spreading like wildfire and according to experts the figure may touch one Lakh in the State.

Hence there is necessary to have adequate infrastructure found well in advance and utlise if necessity arises. The Center is built on a 57-acre land and there are sufficient space available and since it is on the outskirts of the city there is no threat of the virus spreading to the Bengaluru City.

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BJP announces 4 candidates for Karnataka Legislative Council Elections

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June 18,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 18: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominated Prathap Simha Nayak, M.T.B. Nagaraj, R. Shankar and Sunil Valyapure to contest in the June 29 biennial elections for 4 of the 7 Karnataka legislative Council seats, an official said.

"Our high command selected 3 of the 4 candidates the state core committee recommended on Tuesday, excluding H.R. Vishwanath, a former Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) rebel, who lost in the December 5 Assembly by-elections from Hunsur in Mysuru district on a BJP ticket," a party official said.

Nagaraj, a former Congress rebel, who also lost in the Assembly by-election from Hoskote in Bengaluru Rural district on a BJP ticket, was the state housing minister in the 14-month-old JD-S-Congress coalition government, which fell on July 23, 2019 after 17 of their rebels resigned then.

Shankar, who was an Independent and a minister in the former coalition government, was not given the BJP ticket to contest in the December Assembly bypolls though he too resigned from the Ranebennur assembly seat in Haveri district, about 340km northwest of Bengaluru, along with former Congress and JD-S rebels.

Valyapure is the party's grass-root leader from Chincholi in Gulbarga district in the state's northern region, about 586km from Bengaluru.

Valyapure extensively campaigned in the May 2019 general elections and ensured the victory of BJP candidate Umesh Yadav from the reserved Gulbarga Lok Sabha seat, defeating Congress senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge.

Nayak is also the party's grassroot cadre who rose from the ranks to become its Dakshina Kannada district president in the state's coastal region.

As the ruling party has 116 legislators in the 225-member Assembly, all its 4 candidates will need 28 votes each to win the contest.

Of the 7 outgoing Council members, 5 are from the Congress and one each from the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and an Independent.

With 68 lawmakers, the Congress will be able to retain 2 seats and the JD-S one as it has only 34 legislators in the lower house.

The Congress has nominated its outgoing Rajya Sabha member B.K. Hariprasad and outgoing Council member Naseer Ahmed to contest for 2 Council seats.

Of the 75-member Council, the opposition Congress has 37, BJP 19, JD-S 16, two Independents and one Chairman.

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