<p class="title">No respite from floods for Krishna basin districts -Belagavi, Bagalkot, Vijayapura, Yadgir and Raichur - as torrential rain in Western Maharashtra and heavy discharge from the reservoirs there continue to swell Krishna and its tributaries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">About 4 lakh cusec water flowed into the river at Kallol gauging centre in Chikkodi taluk while the inflows into Almatti dam increased to 6 lakh following the heavy discharge from Markandeya and Hidkal dams and Bellary Nallah.<br />More than 110 villages in Nippani, Chikkodi, Athani, Gokak and other taluks in Belagavi districts are reeling under Krishna floods.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The situation is turning worse in the region with each passing hour. Meanwhile, the rescue personnel are facing a challenge of preventing the farmers from entering floodwaters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Farmers on the banks of Krishna are entering the waters to retrieve their pump sets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The story of Bagalkot district is no different. Krishna river and its tributaries Ghataprabha and Malaprabha are flowing full steam in the district, where a total of 53 villages and Mudhol town are facing flood fury.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nandagaon, Mirji, Malali, Dhavaleshwar and Mudhol town in Mudhol taluk are inundated by Ghataprabha river while Shoorpali, Mutturu and Tekkode in Jamkhandi taluks are marooned by overflowing Krishna.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The riverbeds in both the taluks have been widened by kilometres, submerging agriculture and horticulture crops on hundreds of hectares.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Heavy discharge from Almatti has caused floods in parts of Hungund, Nidagundi, Muddebihal and Talikot taluks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Thursday, 4.14 lakh cusec of water was released downstream from Basava Sagar (Naraynpur) reservoir while Bhima river brought about 2 lakh cusec to Krishna at Kaadlur, worsening flood situation in Lingasugur and Raichur taluks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Flood threat looms large over 26 villages on the banks of Bhima river in Kalaburagi district. A bridge on Sindagi-Kalaburagi route has been submerged while Deval Gangapur-Jewargi bridge faces an imminent threat of flooding.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Farmer Sabreddy Donger (34) was washed away in Bhima river at Kauvlur in Yadgir taluk when he entered floodwaters to retrieve his pump set.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The situation in Krishna basin districts will only worsen when more inflows from Koyna and Rajapur barrage will reach Almatti, Narayanpur dams and further.</p>
<p class="title">No respite from floods for Krishna basin districts -Belagavi, Bagalkot, Vijayapura, Yadgir and Raichur - as torrential rain in Western Maharashtra and heavy discharge from the reservoirs there continue to swell Krishna and its tributaries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">About 4 lakh cusec water flowed into the river at Kallol gauging centre in Chikkodi taluk while the inflows into Almatti dam increased to 6 lakh following the heavy discharge from Markandeya and Hidkal dams and Bellary Nallah.<br />More than 110 villages in Nippani, Chikkodi, Athani, Gokak and other taluks in Belagavi districts are reeling under Krishna floods.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The situation is turning worse in the region with each passing hour. Meanwhile, the rescue personnel are facing a challenge of preventing the farmers from entering floodwaters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Farmers on the banks of Krishna are entering the waters to retrieve their pump sets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The story of Bagalkot district is no different. Krishna river and its tributaries Ghataprabha and Malaprabha are flowing full steam in the district, where a total of 53 villages and Mudhol town are facing flood fury.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nandagaon, Mirji, Malali, Dhavaleshwar and Mudhol town in Mudhol taluk are inundated by Ghataprabha river while Shoorpali, Mutturu and Tekkode in Jamkhandi taluks are marooned by overflowing Krishna.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The riverbeds in both the taluks have been widened by kilometres, submerging agriculture and horticulture crops on hundreds of hectares.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Heavy discharge from Almatti has caused floods in parts of Hungund, Nidagundi, Muddebihal and Talikot taluks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Thursday, 4.14 lakh cusec of water was released downstream from Basava Sagar (Naraynpur) reservoir while Bhima river brought about 2 lakh cusec to Krishna at Kaadlur, worsening flood situation in Lingasugur and Raichur taluks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Flood threat looms large over 26 villages on the banks of Bhima river in Kalaburagi district. A bridge on Sindagi-Kalaburagi route has been submerged while Deval Gangapur-Jewargi bridge faces an imminent threat of flooding.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Farmer Sabreddy Donger (34) was washed away in Bhima river at Kauvlur in Yadgir taluk when he entered floodwaters to retrieve his pump set.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The situation in Krishna basin districts will only worsen when more inflows from Koyna and Rajapur barrage will reach Almatti, Narayanpur dams and further.</p>
