Mysuru: Come November, water release from the historic Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district will go fully automated. The 93-year-old Dam, built by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, will become the first reservoir in Karnataka to implement a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for real-time water monitoring and live data management.
A dedicated control room to house SCADA system is being constructed near South Gate of the Dam at a cost of Rs. 63 crore — Rs. 60 crore for the SCADA system and Rs. 3 crore for civil works, which are now complete. The facility, equipped with world-class technology, will be fully operational by November.
