HMWSSB alert: Manjeera dam to release surplus water due to heavy inflows

The HMWSSB has decided to release surplus water from Manjeera barrage following floodwater release from the Singur project. Residents downstream are advised to take precautions. Authorities specifically warned cattle herders, shepherds, and fishermen against entering the river due to rising water levels

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has decided to release surplus water from the Manjeera barrage, one of the city’s drinking water sources, at any time on Wednesday. The move follows the Irrigation Department’s decision to release floodwater from the Singur project.

“Due to heavy rain forecasts in the upstream areas of the Singur project and an inflow of 5,000 cusecs of floodwater, the Irrigation Department announced that water would be released into the river at any time on Wednesday through the project’s powerhouse and gates,” an HMWSSB official said.

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Consequently, HMWSSB officials also released water from the Manjeera Dam. Residents in downstream areas of the dam were advised to take necessary precautions, the release added.

The water board requested that citizens living in the Manjeera river basin remain vigilant, specifically cautioning cattle herders, shepherds, and fishermen against entering the river.