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Almatti lost 7.556 tmcft of capacity owing to silt, says study
The New Indian Express Belagavi
|October 03, 2025
THE Almatti reservoir, one of the largest dams in Karnataka with a designed storage capacity of 123.081 tmcft, has lost 7.556 tmcft of capacity owing to silt deposit over the past two decades.
The current water storage capacity now stands at 115.552 tmcft, according to a study conducted by the Karnataka Engineering Research Centre (KERS) in 2023.
The final report of the backwater silt study, which covered several reservoirs in Karnataka, including Almatti, has been submitted to the State Government as well as to the chief engineers of the respective reservoirs. The findings highlight the gradual decline in water storage due to silt accumulation since the Almatti reservoir became operational in 2001.
This story is from the October 03, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Belagavi.
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