Parts of Srirangapatna and Malavalli under water

Heavy water discharge from KRS dam; a team of officers led by the MLA inspects flooded areas of Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Sai Dhama, Wellesley Bridge, Marahalli Lake and Muthathi

Mandja: With over a lakh cusecs of water stored in the Cauvery (Kaveri) river The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam has inundated several areas along the riverbank in Srirangapatna and Malavalli in Mandya district.

The flood-affected areas include the Cauvery backwaters, Ranganathittu bird sanctuary, Paschima Vahini, Nimishamba temple premises, Sai Dhama, Wellesley Bridge, Mahadevapura and some places in Mandya Koppal in Srirangapatna taluk.

Parts of the Marahalli lake area and Muthathi in Halagur, Malavalli taluk, are also under water.

Srirangapatna MLA Rameshbabu Bandisiddegowda, along with Mandya Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumara and Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tanveer Sheikh Asif, visited the flood-affected areas in the Cauvery basin in Srirangapatna taluk. They inspected the old bridge over the Cauvery river, Paschima Vahini, Bird Sanctuary, Belagola and various parts of KRS.

During their visit, they discussed precautionary measures to prevent people from moving into low-lying areas and agricultural fields along the bank of the Cauvery river in Srirangapatna taluk.

MLA Rameshbabu said that both taluk and district administrations have taken all necessary precautions in the flood-affected areas to avert disaster.

They also raise awareness about safety protocols through extensive publicity in both urban and rural areas.

DC Dr Kumara noted that as the flood situation is expected to worsen in the coming days, coordinated efforts will be made with involvement of all officials and staff of the department to avert possible disaster.

Tahsildar Parashuram Sattigeri, Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer (EO) Venu, Dy. SP (Srirangapatna Sub-Division) HS Murali and other officials were also present during the spot inspections.