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Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka and Minister Srinivas Reddy released Krishna river water from Palair reservoir for kharif crops, assuring timely completion of pending projects and full irrigation to 2.53 lakh acres

Currently, the Srisailam project holds 160 TMC of water against its gross storage capacity of 215 TMC, leaving a flood cushion of approximately 55 TMC

Receives only 28% of water utilised in 2024-25 water year, far below its entitled share of 34%; imbalance raises concerns over unfulfilled promise of equitable water sharing between the two Telugu States

Withdrawal could be either partly or fully as it is a need-based measure and linked to strategic redeployment due to border tensions or other operational priorities

The January 21 meeting is important as it aims to address critical issues, including the allocation and release of water from the Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar projects

The State insists that as long as the Srisailam project remains under the operational control of Andhra Pradesh (AP), the operations of NSP should be the responsibility of Telangana

The last four of the Nagarjuna Sagar Project's crest gates were lifted on Thursday, discharging a combined flood flow of 2.70 lakh cusecs through all its 26 crest gates.

Nagarjuna Sagar project expects to gain 30 tmc in three days, aiming for 164 tmcs soon to meet the irrigation needs in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

The inflows into the project rose to a little over 82000 cusecs.

The project level has already fallen below 505 feet.

The water storage in almost all the reservoirs has dipped below the lowest off-take levels.

The Board, in a letter addressed to AP, made it clear on Tuesday that 5.5 tmc of water was released from the project as part of the final spell.

The State is likely to request the Maharashtra government at least eight TMC of water immediately. 

The ayacut farmers should take a crop holiday into consideration and irrigation facility would not be provided for cultivation.

The Nagarjuna Sagar Project engineers and officials, who have been tasked with the project operations were threatened and prevented from discharging their duties by the APSP police for two days.

According to Irrigation officials, 4,000 cusecs of water would be released to the NSP left canal for 10 days to save the crops taken up by the farmers

The two persons were travelling to Mellacheruvu from Huzurnagar when the bike went out of control and crashed into the canal, which had no water flow.

Principal Secretary Shashi Bhushan Kumar urged the KRMB Chairman to issue the water release order and direct Telangana officials to operate the head regulator of the Right Main Canal

Nalgonda: After a decade, water was released early to left canal of Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) in July for monsoon crop season due to high inflows into the project. Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy has formally released the water to left canal of NSP on Thursday. The project engineers already released a schedule for water […]

Nalgonda: Irrigation officials lifted 10 crest gates of Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) up to five feet height to release 80,900 cusecs of water downstream following heavy inflows. The project officials decided to open the crest gates with inflows going upto 1,37,239 cusecs. The water level in the project touched 589.9 feet against it Full Reservoir […]