{
  "id": 48138,
  "title": "Slight increase in Maharashtra discharge due to rains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/slight-increase-in-maharashtra-discharge-due-to-rains",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T15:45:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/slight-increase-in-maharashtra-discharge/article71298266.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 2, the discharge of water from Maharashtra and Belagavi saw a slight increase following continuous rainfall in the region. The discharge reached approximately 123,238 cusecs, which is 704 cusecs more than the previous day's discharge. The Lal Bahadur Shastri reservoir on the Krishna river in Almatti had an inflow of 121,500 cusecs and an outflow of 130,000 cusecs. The dam currently holds 94.5 tmcft of water, which is 94.5% of its total capacity of 123 tmcft. Similarly, the Raja Lakhamagouda dam on the Ghataprabha had an inflow of 19,330 cusecs and an outflow of 1,706 cusecs. It has 34 tmcft of water, which is around 66.5% of its full capacity of 51 tmcft. The Malaprabha dam recorded an inflow of 4,862 cusecs and an outflow of 1,194 cusecs, with 12 tmcft of water stored, which is around 32.4% of its full capacity of 37 tmcft. Despite the resumption of rainfall, irrigation officers reported that the total water impounded in the six major reservoirs of northern Karnataka is approximately 60% of the full capacity. Live storage in these reservoirs stands at 226.44 tmcft, against a combined capacity of 376.16 tmcft, representing 60.2% of the total capacity. The inflow into the Bhadra dam, Tungabhadra, Ghataprabha, and Almatti dams has increased, while the inflow into the Malaprabha and Narayanapura dams has declined slightly.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}