Overview

• Hyderabad’s Osman Sagar and Himayatsagar maintained a combined release of about 26,000 cusecs on Friday, with 12 gates lifted to nine feet at Osman Sagar and nine gates to five feet at Himayatsagar.
• GHMC evacuated 55 people from areas under the Chaderghat bridge and shifted them to a community hall with shelter, food, and medical support.
• Sriram Sagar reported peak inflows of up to 4 lakh cusecs and outflows of 2.61 lakh cusecs, with officials keeping 39 gates open and preparing to raise discharge gradually to 3 lakh cusecs.
• Krishna basin projects reported heavy outflows, including 2.46 lakh cusecs at Jurala, 3.36 lakh cusecs at Srisailam, and 2.87 lakh cusecs at Nagarjuna Sagar.
• Authorities ordered close monitoring, cancelled staff leave in catchment sections, and postponed a planned STP inauguration in Hyderabad as forecasts indicate continuing inflows.