Sangli, Maharashtra, July 10 :With disregarding regulations of Central Water Commission (CWC), Karnataka state put the water level in Alamatti irrigation dam on 514.77 metre , which would cause severe flood situation in Kolhapur and Sangli districts.
In a written complainant to state chief minister Eknath Shinde, office bearers of Krushna Flood Control Committee (KFCC), said in a meeting in Mumbai recently between Karnataka Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra irrigation department officers, had decided that Karnataka should put out water level in Alamatti irrigation dam on 413 metre level to August 31 as per CWC policy but Karnataka government disregarding the decision, put the water level on 515.77 metre (till yesterday) and at present with 80,000 cueses water coming in the dam and total 70.58 TMC water storage in the dam.
With continuing heavy to moderate rainfall in Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara districts, Panchanga, Warna, Krushna river were overflowing and possibility to raise water level in Alamatti irrigation dam, which would cause sever flood situation for Panchanga, Warna and Krishna rivers. With considering this situation Karnataka government should put out the water level of Alamatti irrigation dam upto 413 metre . KFCC also requested to chief minister Shinde to look into this matter seriously.
The letter was signed by office bearers of KFCC including Vijakumar Diwan, a retired engineer, Prabhakar Kengar, Sukumar Patil, Pradeep Waichal, Hanmantrao Pawar, Sarjerao Patil, Nilesh Pawar, Sanjay Kite, Dinkar Patil, Prakash Patil and president of Andolan Ankush’ Dhanaji Chudmunge.(UNI)