Overview

• The Nagarjunasagar Project reached its 312 tmc ft gross storage and has lifted eight crest gates to five feet, discharging about 109,000 cusecs through canals, powerhouse and spillways.
• Himayatsagar reservoir hit brimming levels at around 2.687 tmc ft and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board opened three gates to heights up to three feet, raising outflows to roughly 3,000 cusecs.
• Osmansagar rose to within six feet of full capacity on steady inflows of about 400 cusecs, prompting selective gate releases, while the Musi irrigation project in Bopparam opened three two-foot gates to discharge around 3,850 cusecs.
• Authorities are fine-tuning gate operations across urban and irrigation reservoirs around the clock to safeguard downstream communities and sustain water supply.
• An early and intense monsoon surge that filled major Krishna basin reservoirs in June and July has required sustained coordinated management to prevent uncontrolled flooding downstream.