During monsoon, from June 1 to September 30, the State received 991 mm of rainfall as against the normal 852 mm, an excess of 16%. Of the 122 days of monsoon, the State received rain on 50 days, the second highest in the last 60 years. The highest was in 2010 in the last 60 years.
Excess rain was 39% in south interior Karnataka, 36% in north interior Karnataka, and 12% in coastal Karnataka. Only the Malnad region has received 5% deficient rain during the monsoon. Excess rain resulted in area under sowing exceed the target fixed by the Agriculture Department, with 77.53 lakh hectares sown as against the target of 76.69 lakh hectares, 101%, as of September 30, 2020. Reservoirs full Owing to heavy rain, the electricity generating reservoirs (Linganamakki, Varahi, and Supa) have storage of 285.82 tmcft of water as against the capacity of 328.18 tmcft. The Cauvery basin reservoirs (Harangi, Hemavati, KRS, and Kabini) have 112.14 tmcft of water as against the storage capacity of 114.57 tmcft.The Krishna basin reservoirs (Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Ghatapraba, Malaprabha, Almatti, and Narayanapura) have storage of 411.59 tmcft as against the capacity of 417.52 tmcft.
All reservoirs in the State had storage of 809.55 tmcft of water as against the capacity of 860.27 tmcft as of October 15. Source - https://www.thehindu.com