Steady inflows into dams as rains ease water worries in Telangana
Steady inflows into major reservoirs across Telangana and Karnataka have resumed power generation and prompted flood alerts in low-lying areas, while the IMD has forecast heavy rainfall in several districts.
Hyderabad: Intermittent rains across Telangana over the past couple of days, coupled with rainfall in the upstream catchment areas, have resulted in steady inflows into several major reservoirs.
The rains have also brought relief to farmers, who had been expressing concerns over water shortages.
In the Krishna basin, the Jurala project received an inflow of 46,580 cusecs on Thursday morning. Irrigation officials opened 10 gates to a height of one metre and released nearly 38,970 cusecs downstream towards the Srisailam reservoir through the spillway.
The project has a gross storage capacity of 9.6 tmcft and is currently holding 6.09 tmcft of water. With inflows improving, officials have resumed power generation, with generating units currently in operation.
The upstream Almatti and Narayanpur reservoirs in Karnataka are also receiving steady inflows, resulting in increased releases downstream.
During the last 24 hours, Almatti recorded an average inflow of 83,386 cusecs and an average outflow of 97,078 cusecs. The present outflow stands at 1,10,000 cusecs.
Similarly, Narayanpur received an average inflow of 95,043 cusecs over the last 24 hours, while the average outflow was 1,03,982 cusecs. The current outflow is 1,11,064 cusecs.
At the Singur reservoir in Sangareddy district, the inflow was 517 cusecs, while the outflow stood at 470 cusecs.
Medigadda receives 81,060 cusecs
In the Godavari basin, the Medigadda barrage is receiving an inflow of 81,060 cusecs. Irrigation officials have opened all 85 gates, allowing the entire inflow to flow downstream.
Following the increase in inflows, irrigation officials alerted residents living in low-lying areas.
Met department forecast
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall in Mancherial, Karimnagar, Rajanna Sircilla, Peddapally, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Jagtial, Siddipet, Adilabad, Nirmal and Nizamabad districts.
Heavy rainfall is also likely in Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Vikarabad and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts.
