Water levels come down, Himayat Sagar gates closed

Hyderabad: Following a dip in inflow of water from upstream into the Himayat Sagar, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has closed three gates of the reservoir. Currently only one out of the 17 gates is kept open up to a height of two feet.

On Monday, the water level at Himayat Sagar was recorded at 1,763.45 feet against the FTL of 1,763.50 feet. The reservoir capacity is 2.97 TMC and the water level is 2.94 TMC. The inflow stood at 500 cusecs while the outflow was maintained at 350 cusecs.

Meanwhile, at Osman Sagar, the water levels were recorded as 1,790 feet against the FTL of 1,790.00 feet. The reservoir capacity is 3.90 TMC and the water level reached maximum capacity. Two out of the 15 gates of the reservoir are kept open up to two feet height to drain out water into the Musi river.

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