Bengaluru Water Crisis: Govt can fulfil city's water requirement till June, says SiddaramaiahBangalore has a water shortage of 500 MLD. Drinking water needs and industries add up to 2600 MLD water, of which 1450 MLD is obtained from...
18 Mar, 2024, 08.22 PM IST
Karnataka begins releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu following CWMA orderThe water was released from Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam and Kabini reservoir in Mysuru, the sources said on Wednesday. Various farmers' or...
31 Aug, 2023, 10.30 AM IST
Rivers in spate as heavy rains lash many parts of KarnatakaThe Tungabhadra dam with a storage capacity of 1,633 ft already has a water level reaching 1,631 ft. To maintain the balance, one lakh cuse...
07 Aug, 2022, 05.19 PM IST
Yediyurappa directs officials to prepare Mekedatu project action planThis weekend Yediyurappa will hold a meeting with legal experts and technical experts on preparing the action plan for the project, Bommai ...
07 Jul, 2021, 03.36 PM IST
Flood situation grim in Karnataka with heavy rains, release of water from damsAccording to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre, the floodgates of all the major dams have been opened resulting in wat...
15 Oct, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
No let up in rain in Kerala, toll climbs to 57The maximum deaths were reported from Malappuram district-- 19, while 14 people lost their lives in Kozhikode and 10 in Wayanad.
10 Aug, 2019, 10.00 PM IST
Karnataka's Kumaraswamy to reach out to Tamil Nadu on Cauvery dam projectKumaraswamy said the proposed reservoir will prevent wasteful discharge of Cauvery water into sea. “In another week, Mettur and Bhavani res...
23 Jul, 2018, 08.59 AM IST
Water can be given till June 15, rationing if required: KarnatakaAppealing to farmers to stop using pumpsets, it advised the people to use water judiciously, as the water levels in almost all the reservoi...
10 Apr, 2017, 07.53 PM IST
Cauvery row: How Tamil Nadu got 14,000 cusecs despite crisis in KarnatakaContrary to the Karnataka legislature's decision of not to release Cauvery water for purposes other than drinking, the Biligundlu water mon...
27 Sep, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
Protests continue in Karnataka as Cauvery water is released to Tamil NaduAs the protests escalated, the Karnataka government said it has had to comply with the Supreme Court order though the state itself is facin...
07 Sep, 2016, 10.40 PM IST
The Shrivardhan beach in Maharashtra makes for an ideal summer getawayThese are three getaways which will capture your imagination and if you are a nature and an adventure lover this is just up your street.
21 Apr, 2016, 07.42 AM IST
Mekedatu hydro-electric project: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, MPs seek PM Modi's supportMekedatu hydro-electric project is expected to store enough water to generate 400 MW of electricity and supply some of the drinking water n...
01 May, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Mettur Dam to be opened for irrigation on August 12With the storage in the Mettur Dam, water will be released for irrigation from August 12 that will benefit 12 lakh acres of land.
27 Jul, 2013, 02.41 PM IST
- Karnataka: PMK chief Ramadoss criticises state for stopping release of water to Tamil Nadu
Calling for action against Karnataka for 'insulting' the SC, he said Centre should take over all the dams constructed across the river.
09 Oct, 2012, 12.35 PM IST
Four elephants found deadWhile it is suspected that the four elephants got electrocuted, senior forest department officials have said a post-mortem on Thursday woul...
06 Nov, 2008, 05.15 AM IST
- Mettur dam likely to be full tomorrow
The Mettur dam across river Cauvery, which opened its sluice gates for irrigation purposes last evening, was all set to be full by Friday m...
19 Jul, 2007, 11.20 AM IST
- Cauvery flooded, alert sounded
Authorities on Wednesday sounded an alert in the Cauvery delta region of Tamil Nadu as the river was flooded following release of water fro...
18 Jul, 2007, 01.20 PM IST