GANGA YAMUNA SERIAL EP 138 FREE
If we look at the flow chart of Kali Nadi Dams, the river seems to be flowing from one reservoir into the next, with nearly no free flowing river stretch between two dams. From here it is dammed at Bomanhalli Pick up Dam, from where it is diverted to Nagazhari Powerhouse (870 MW), then to Kodasalli Dam and powerhouse (120 MW) and then at Kadra Dam and powerhouse (150 MW). Extensive submergence of the Supa Dam Photo: Authorĭownstream the 101 m-high Supa Dam (100 MW), the river flows down through Dandeli town, taking huge pollution from West Coast Paper Mills on the way. I can see all my past life there, for a brief period, before it all goes under water again”. One of the dam evictees, an old, frail man now tells me, “Even now in summers, when the waters recede, I can see my village and my temple. Stretching endlessly like an ocean, this dam submerged more than 24 villages and hundreds of hectares of forests. The submergence of Supa Dam is a site to behold. Its 180-km long journey ends at the Arabian Sea near Karwar.”Īfter its origin, it’s dammed at Supa in Joida Taluk of the Uttara Kannada District. According to Karnataka Power Corporation website, “The west flowing Kalinadi has its origin at an elevation of 900 m, near the DiggiVillage in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. According to Kali Bachao Andolan, a network of organizations working to protect Kali River, more than 5 dams across the river have already submerged 32,000 acres of forests in the Western Ghats. Malabar Pied and Malabar Gray Hornbills on the banks of Kali Photo: Authorĭams on Kali: Kali has seen far too much damming. There would have been no river, no riparian forests and possibly no swimming.
Rest of the river would have been diverted through a tunnel or silenced in a steady pool of a reservoir: the way many Indian rivers are silenced. If it were not for some brave, timely advocacy and strong local action, most of this stretch would have been submerged. It’s hard to imagine that it was a touch-and-go for this stretch of Kali… Fisher folk hover along the banks in beautiful coracles, laying hooks in the riparian vegetation.ĭuring our visit to the Kali, my six-year-old swam in the river and could not believe that the river back in his home-town was once as clear as this! Emerald waters of the Kali Photo: Author Fishing eagles and several kinds of Kingfishers look for fish. Down the river, a monitor lizard is stretched across a branch, low over the waters. Endemic species like Malabar Giant Squirrel, Malabar Pied Hornbills, Malabar Gray Hornbills are a common sight here.
Its banks are thickly forested with a continuous canopy. Its waters are emerald green, flowing steadily. River Kali, before it enters Dandeli in Karnataka is a breathtaking sight.
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