Heavy Inflows Likely to Fill Krishna Projects to Brim

Haydarabad: It is possible that all the projects in the Krishna River Basin in the two Telugu states will have comfortable water levels if the heavy entries from the upper coastal states seen on Sunday continue for a few days.

1.76 Lakh Cusec input, Srisaillam reservoir is expected to reach its full capacity on Monday evening or Tuesday morning. Disclosure was 77,740 Cusec from the reservoir to the last reports.

In the first week of July, Tungabhadra Dam received unprecedented entrances such as 72.490 Cusec on Sunday against an average of ten years of 18.485 Cuscs entrance. Authorities opened 21 doors and left 62,444 Cusec with increasing entry and stole a flood warning in the lower flow zones, especially in the historical Hampi city, where several structures remained under water.

However, in the Godavari basin, the entrances except Tributary Pranahita, who evacuated 63,900 Cusec on Sunday, were insufficient. Entrances are expected to touch eight Lakh Cusec per week due to heavy rains. The entrance to the Sriramsagar project was slightly above 6,000 Cusec.

A high -level irrigation official, “Indications of early filled of Srisaillam, the flood expectation of the flood on May 31, the evacuation of the water was witnessed in 2014. However, the entrances fell and led to a precarious situation,” he said. “This time we are waiting for working entries for the next few days.”

According to the authorities, Almatti, Narayanpur and Tungabhadra dams were discharged. Almatti was 1.12 Lakh Cusec, allowing a Lakh Cusecs. Narayanpur received 99,933 Cusec and released the entire volume.