Mandya: 1 lakh cusecs of water released form KRS reservoir
Mandya: Lower limits of the Kaveri river are at risk of floods as more than one lakh cusecs of water is being released from the KRS reservoir in Mandya. Heavy rains in the catchment area of the reservoir has caused a tremendous inflow of water into the dam which is being fully let out.
KRS reservoir has reached its maximum level of 124.8 ft. The current inflow of water into the dam is one lakh cusecs which is all released to the Kaveri river. This could increase to 1.5 lakh cusecs, Kaveri Neeravari Nigam’s Executive Engineer stated in the press release.
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Mandya DC Dr Kumar has appealed to the people and farmers living in the low lying areas along the course of River Kaveri, and on both banks of the river, to take necessary precautions in order to protect their properties and live stock, and relocate to safer areas.
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Ramdas Athawale backs Fadnavis as Maharashtra CM; says Shinde can shift to Centre
New Delhi, Nov 26: RPI(A) leader Ramdas Athawale, a key BJP ally, on Tuesday called for a quick decision on the next chief minister of Maharashtra and suggested that incumbent Eknath Shinde should shift to the Centre as a Union minister.
Addressing a press conference here, Athawale also backed senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis as the next chief minister of Maharashtra, contending that the saffron party won the maximum number of seats in the 288-member Assembly and should have the right to the top executive post in the state.
He said a peculiar situation has arisen in Maharashtra where BJP leaders want Fadnavis as the chief minister, while Shiv Sena leaders want Shinde to continue in the post, citing the good work he has done over the last two and a half years.
Athawale, the Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, said NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has declared that he was not in the race for the chief minister.
"We need to resolve this matter, without any further delay. The election results were announced on November 23 and we should have had the oath of the new chief minister on November 26, the Constitution Day," Athawale said.
Backing Fadnavis for the post of chief minister, Athawale said Shinde can become the deputy chief minister or shift to the Centre and join the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Athawale said his RPI(A) has a presence in every part of the state, but unfortunately lost the two seats -- Dharavi and Kalina -- offered to it in the recent Maharashtra Assembly elections.
He demanded that an RPI member be made an MLC and a minister in the state government.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections winning 235 seats in the 288-member House. The BJP won 132 seats, followed by Shinde-led Shiv Sena (57) and Ajit Pawar-led NCP (41). Smaller parties, who are part of the alliance, won five seats.
