Two drown in Chinneti stream as heavy monsoon floods Telangana rivers

Two men drowned in the Chinneti stream in Yadadri Bhongir as Telangana faces heavy monsoon rains. Krishna and Godavari rivers are in spate, canal breaches have flooded farmlands, and authorities have opened all major dam gates to manage the deluge

Hyderabad: Two persons, Venkatesh and Jahangir, from Tajpur in Yadadri Bhongir, drowned while fishing in the swollen Chinneti stream near Tajpur on Tuesday. Their bodies were retrieved and shifted to the district hospital for postmortem.

In Sangareddy district, farmers are facing severe losses following a breach in the Singur Left Canal near Minpur in Pulkal mandal. Floodwaters from the damaged canal have inundated Maisamma Cheruvu, submerging farmlands and destroying crops. This follows another canal breach near Isojipeta two days ago. Farmers are demanding relief measures as authorities assess the extent of damage.

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Elsewhere in the state, the Krishna and Godavari rivers are in spate, driven by heavy monsoon rains across Telangana, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. At Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, the water level at 6 pm on Tuesday was 584.60 ft against a full reservoir level of 590.00 ft, with storage reaching 296 TMC out of a gross capacity of 312.045 TMC. Inflows surged to 4,10,186 cusecs, while outflows were maintained at 4,09,506 cusecs, including 3,61,322 cusecs through crest gates and 33,007 cusecs via the main powerhouse.

The project’s Right and Left Canals are releasing 7,528 cusecs and 4,949 cusecs, respectively. At the Srisailam Project, the reservoir level reached 881.90 ft against a full reservoir level of 885.00 ft, with storage at 198.36 TMC out of a gross capacity of 215.80 TMC. Inflows stand at 3,99,423 cusecs, including contributions from Jurala (2,71,763 cusecs), Sunkesula (1,25,660 cusecs), and Handri (2,000 cusecs). Outflows are higher at 4,43,004 cusecs, including 32,818 cusecs through canals and 65,436 cusecs for power generation.

At Jurala, inflows are 2,71,763 cusecs, with 2,47,380 cusecs released via the spillway. Other projects, including Sriram Sagar (inflows: 2,75,000 cusecs; outflows: 3,03,867 cusecs) and Nizam Sagar (inflows: 83,000 cusecs; outflows: 85,000 cusecs), have all gates open to manage the deluge.

Villages along the rivers remain on high alert, recalling past floods. With more rain forecast, authorities are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with upstream and downstream projects to mitigate risks and safeguard communities. From Almatti to Nagarjuna Sagar in the Krishna basin, and from Singur to Sitarama in the Godavari basin, almost every gate is fully open to manage the rising floodwaters, which have been exacerbated by heavy rains in Maharashtra and Karnataka.