Kushalnagar, June 24 -- Water was released from KRS Dam for the first time this year yesterday evening, with the Dam authorities initially releasing 5,000 cusecs and later stepping from 15,000 cusecs to 30,000 cusecs. The outflow is expected to gradually increase based on the inflow in the coming days.

Before the release, a flood alert was issued to residents of low-lying areas downstream, advising them to move to safer locations as a precautionary measure.

Interestingly, since the construction of the KRS Dam - which began in 1911 and was completed in 1932 - water has been released in June only twice: In 1941 and now in 2025, after an 84-year gap.

Typically, the Dam, considered the lifeline of South Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, releases w...