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The Krishna, Vedganga, Doodhganga, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Hiranyakeshi, and Markandeya rivers are all overflowing. The Krishna River alone is receiving an inflow of 2,77,703 cusecs, while the Ghataprabha River is seeing an inflow of 50,000 cusecs.
Three lakh cusecs of water are being released from the Alamatti Dam, causing alarm in the coastal areas.
Due to the release of 3.20 lakh cusecs of water from the Narayanpur Basavasagar Reservoir, four villages in Lingsugur taluk and 17 villages in Raichur taluk are facing severe flooding. Fifteen pregnant women have been evacuated from the affected areas.
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Impact Assessment by Region:
Belagavi District:
- 38 villages submerged
- 6,160 people relocated to 427 relief centers
- 2,015 people have taken shelter in relatives’ homes
- 454 houses have collapsed
- 41 bridges submerged
- More than 80 villages cut off
- 3,243 hectares of agricultural land damaged
- 1,529 hectares of horticulture crops damaged
- 6 villages submerged
- 1,177 people relocated to relief centers
- 805 livestock rescued
- 44 houses collapsed
- 9 bridges submerged
- More than 20 villages cut off
- 5,701 hectares of crops damaged