Srirangapatna: The replacement works of over 40 sluice/ crest gates of KRS Dam has been completed and in case the Dam fills up to the brim, water will be released from 40 new gates.
For the first time, all the 136 sluice/ crest gates out of the total 153 are being replaced. In all, there are 153 sluice gates at various levels through which water is released and in 2003, 17 sluice gates at 80 feet level were replaced as they were either corroded or damaged.






