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Following intense rainfall in upstream catchment areas, the Godavari River is witnessing a surge in water levels across Telangana. Major projects like Sriram Sagar, Sripada Yellampalli, and Medigadda barrage are receiving heavy inflows, with flood levels breaching 7 lakh cusecs at Sammakka Sagar and Bhadrachalam.
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The Godavari River upstream of Pranahita experiences heavy flooding due to widespread rainfall. Sriram Sagar Project receives inflows of 1.51 lakh cusecs, prompting flood alerts and controlled water releases to irrigate over 15 lakh acres across Telangana.
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The Telangana government revised the Pranahita-Chevella project plan despite prior hydrology clearance, citing insufficient water at Tummadi Hatti and Central Water Commission warnings, leading to relocation of the barrage site
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With just 42.48% of Kharif sowing complete, Telangana’s irrigation sector is reeling under a severe water crisis. Low reservoir levels and poor monsoon inflows have stalled operations across 29 major and medium projects, leaving farmers anxious and fields parched.
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Farmers in Stage II of the project initiate protests over uncertainty surrounding irrigation support
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Currently, the reservoir holds 76 TMC of water, with inflows exceeding 1.95 lakh cusecs, potentially adding 17 to 18 TMC to its storage daily.
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SRSP Superintending Engineer says water level almost reached 90%, hence the floodgates of the project were lifted and released into Godavari
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The project gates are to be opened on July 1 every year and kept open till October 28 to ensure monsoon inflows reach the Sriram Sagar Project, a major irrigation project, some 80 km downstream.
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On the other hand, the audit reports on other projects that were part of Jalayagnam also pointed out multiple irregularities.
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Consequent to widespread rains in the catchment, all the projects on the river started receiving heavy inflows and they are likely to rise further tonight
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With all major irrigation projects on the Krishna and Godavari rivers receiving huge inflows, hydel power generation has begun in a few of them
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After having food, Pranav, who went near the canal to wash his hands, slipped and fell in the canal.
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Since IMD had forecast heavy rains in the next 24 hours, we are planning to lift the flood gates of the project and release water into the Godavari river, said SRSP Site Executive Engineer
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The CWC team is likely to visit SRSP on July 29 and will make recommendations for dam rehabilitation if needed after taking stock of its present status
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Water releases to main canals of the Sriram Sagar Project will be scheduled by reviewing the situation on July 21
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The Sriram Sagar project site, where they descended in large numbers, echoed with slogans hailing CM KCR and his saga of re-engineering experiments that culminated in the day
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Telangana government has decided in favour of pumping water into Sriram Sagar Project by sharing part of the drawls from the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme
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Hyderabad: With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert on Friday forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall on August 8 and 9, the Irrigation department officials are on high alert to constantly monitor the water levels in reservoirs that were filled to the brim due to torrential rains that lashed the State in […]
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Hyderabad: A few days after closing the radial crest (RC) gates of various irrigation projects in the Godavari basin due to a drop in inflows, officials of the Irrigation Department again opened the gates of the Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) and Gaddenna Vagu Project because of a sudden rise in inflows on Monday. The officials […]
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Hyderabad: With major water bodies in Godavari River basin in north Telangana receiving more inflows, irrigation department officials are now focusing on meeting the water requirements of farmers for continuing their cultivation works in the rainy season with ease. Since Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) and Pocharam in Nizamabad, Swarna and Kaddem projects in Adilabad and […]
