[1] As reported by a gauging station at the final dam across the river, the average yearly flow into the Bay of Bengal was about 90 million cubic metres of water.

Additionally, a pumping station draws water from the river for municipal supply.

[1] The river suffers from high nitrate and fluoride concentrations that are the result of agricultural runoff.

Poor solid waste management and soil erosion also harm the river.

This extraction destabilizes the river's ecosystem and contributes to negative effects.