8 TMC water released from Tungabhadra Dam; BJP leaders to inspect dam
Vijayanagar: Following the damage to the 19th crust gate of the Tungabhadra dam, efforts are underway to repair the structure, which has led to the release of 8 TMC feet of water from the dam.
Given the extensive time required to install a permanent new gate, a decision has been made to temporarily use a 'stop log gate.' Nearly half of the dam's water needs to be drained for this installation, and the priority has been to manage the dam's water levels.
Currently, about 1 lakh cusecs of water is being released into the river daily, with an inflow rate of 25 thousand cusecs. This has caused a reduction in the dam's storage from 105.78 TMC feet on Saturday night to 97.75 TMC by Monday.
The board had earlier warned that 1.50 lakh cusecs of water would be released starting Monday.
In response to this situation, a delegation of BJP leaders, including state president B.Y. Vijayendra, opposition leader R. Ashok, and former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, is scheduled to visit the Tungabhadra Dam today at 12:30 pm for an inspection.
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Four passengers arrested at BLR airport with hydroponic ganja worth over Rs 21.5 crore
Bengaluru (PTI): Four passengers who arrived from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport here were arrested with hydroponic ganja valued at over Rs 21.5 crore in two separate cases, officials said on Saturday.
They were intercepted at Terminal 2 of the airport on May 1, they added.
In the first case, Bengaluru Customs said in a post on ‘X’ that three passengers arriving from Bangkok were intercepted, and 52.68 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 18.43 crore, was seized from their baggage.
In a separate case on the same day, another passenger arriving from Bangkok was intercepted, and 9 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 3.15 crore, was seized from his baggage.
In both cases, the accused, whose identities have not been disclosed, were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials added.
