Karnataka is all immersed in floodwater. Although rains have dropped in north Karnataka, floods have not decreased in several districts including Vijayapura, Kalaburagi and Yadgir on Friday. A heavy discharge of water from two dams in Maharashtra has engulfed around 400 villages in the three districts, causing a standstill to daily life. As per the district administration in Kalaburagi, the inflow of water from the Sonna Barrage in Vijayapura has resulted in floods in the district.

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Meanwhile, the Vijayapura district officials announced that 5.11 lakh cusecs of water was released on Thursday from the Ujjaini Dam in Maharashtra, which appeared in heavy inflow into the Sonna Barrage constructed across the Bhima River. This inflow increased to 5.4 lakh cusecs on Friday.  The heavy discharge of water from the Sonna Barrage has flooded 150 villages in Kalaburagi located in Jewargi, Chittapura, Afzalpur, and Sedam taluk. Officials said, “These are the villages located in the Bhima river basin.” In Kalaburagi, the Malkhed bridge and Dandoti bridge were submerged completely, cutting off inter-district connectivity. However, the floodwaters near Dandoti receded on Friday, officials added. 

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In Chittapur taluk’s Sannati village, over 40 residents were stranded on Thursday night as the village was partially flooded. Residents of Sannati village, who were being rescued on Friday, said that they waited on their rooftops and were crying for help. “We have shifted them to school buildings or temples where there is space to maintain physical distance,” officials with the Kalaburagi district administration said. In Vijayapura, around 200 villages in Chadchan, Indi, Sindhagi and Alamelu taluks have flooded. In Alamelu taluk’s Tharapur, the flood submerged the entire village. 

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