Twin reservoirs release surplus water following Hyderabad rains

Following heavy rains on Tuesday night, gates of Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar were opened to release surplus water into the River Musi. HMWSSB officials managed inflows and outflows to maintain water levels, with two gates opened at Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar

Hyderabad: Rains on Tuesday night led to the opening of gates of twin reservoirs Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar on Wednesday to release surplus water into the River Musi, according to an official statement issued by the HMWSSB.

The statement said that two gates of Osman Sagar and two gates of Himayat Sagar were opened to release surplus water into the river. HMWSSB officials had operated the gates of these twin reservoirs over the past couple of months and shut them in the last two weeks due to the monsoon windup.

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Twin Reservoirs Water Levels at 5 PM

Osman Sagar:
FTL: 1790.00 Feet (3.900 TMC)
Present level: 1789.85 Feet (3.865 TMC)
Inflows: 150 Cusecs
Outflow: 460 Cusecs
Gates: 2 gates opened at 2-ft height

Himayat Sagar:
FTL: 1763.50 Feet (2.970 TMC)
Present level: 1763.35 Feet (2.911 TMC)
Inflows: 600 Cusecs
Outflow: 1365 Cusecs
Gates: 1 gate opened at 3-ft height and 1 gate opened at 1-ft height