Mysuru, March 26 -- On Mar. 23, the KRS Dam had a storage of 29.112 tmcft, which was reduced to 28.330 tmcft by March 25 - indicating an outflow of 0.782 tmcft over two days.

Of this, approximately 0.2 tmcft is released daily into the canals, amounting to 0.4 tmcft over two days. Additionally, around 0.15 tmcft is released daily into the river, including for Bengaluru's drinking water needs, totalling 0.3 tmcft over the same period. This brings the cumulative planned outflow to 0.7 tmcft over the two days.

However, the actual outflow was 0.782 tmcft, resulting in an excess flow of 0.082 tmcft as Gate 5 (at 80+ level) remained open. This translates to roughly 1,000 cusecs, but considering the prolonged discharge, officials estimate the e...