Bangalore: Though rains have let up in Gujarat and Maharashtra, there's no respite from the clouds for North Karnataka.
Rain clouds have moved to North Karnataka and all the rivers flowing above danger level. Heavy rains in the upper catchment areas are causing water levels in rivers to rise above the danger mark.
Three lakh twenty thousand cusecs of water has been released from Almati dam in Karnataka.
More water is likely to enter the state following torrential rains in the catchment areas of Maharashtra and the release of flood waters from Ujani and Veer dams on Tuesday morning.
The water is expected to hit the district by Tuesday evening.
Another two lakh cusecs of water is expected to flood River Bhima by Wednesday.
A flood alert has been sounded in six districts and people along the banks of River Bhima are being evacuated.
The district administration had taken measures to evacuate people from over 43 villages in six taluks and the Army has been put on high alert.
The Met Department says that the situation will remain the same for the next 24 to 48 hours.
A Disaster Management Committee meeting has reviewed the flood situation and has directed officials concerned to take all precautionary measures in the low lying areas.
The in-charge of flood relief operations, Rivendra Reddy said that all precautionary measures had been taken in the low lying areas of Afsalpur, Gulbarga, Jewargi, Yadgir, Shahapur and Chitapur, facing flood threat.
He said 19 flood relief centres would be set up in the flood-hit areas.
A round-the-clock control room has been set up to provide flood related information to the public.
The Karnataka Disaster Management Cell Secretary, Latha Krishna Rao, said that the relief camps have been equipped with drinking water, food, medicines, medical teams, veterinary inspectors and fodder for cattle.
She said River Krishna was also receiving a lot of water from Maharashtra, flooding some parts of Belgaum district.
(With inputs from UNI)
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