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Drying Kabini triggers alarm [1]

Bangalore: A drastic fall in the water level of Kabini reservoir has forced the government to request far-mers in achkat area to sow ragi and maize instead of water intensive crops like paddy... Speaking to reporters on Wednesday after a meeting with Cauvery Neeravari Nigam officials, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Shobha Karan-dlaje said the current water storage in the Kabini stood at 3.5 tmc ft this year as against 65.83 tmc ft last year.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2008
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
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Kabini [3], Reservoirs [4], Irrigation [5], Karnataka [6], Bangalore (D) [7]
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