To bring the lake’s level down, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started opening the dam’s crest gates Thursday, said Megan Gottlieb, water management lead engineer. It’s the first time ...

The water will be released into the left bank and right bank canals which wasn't done after the water was released from the crest gates last month. The dam has a water holding capacity of 105.788 TMC.

HOSAPETE : After the state government announced reinstallation of all 33 crest gates of the Tungabhadra dam, authorities have claimed that they don’t have any worry about sourcing iron metal for ...