Srirangapatna, April 18 -- * KRS Dam water level plummets to 82.94 ft

* The level was at 71.08 ft in April 2013

* The lowest water level was at 65.90 ft in 2003

The water level at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mysuru district, crucial for the livelihoods of millions of people, has plummeted to 82.94 feet today (Apr. 18), intensifying concerns amidst soaring summer heat.

Furthermore, the persistent severity of a weak monsoon situation over the past seven years has heightened apprehensions about the future. The dead storage level of the Dam is 60 ft.

The Dam has a maximum capacity to hold 49.452 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) and today's capacity was at 12.142 tmcft while the live capacity is just 3.76...