Heavy rains raise reservoir levels across Telangana, disrupt coal production

Hyderabad: Continuous heavy rain triggered by a deep depression raised Telangana reservoir levels, increased flood inflows into major irrigation projects and disrupted coal production in parts of the State on Wednesday.

The relentless rainfall swelled streams and rivers across the Krishna and Godavari basins. Water levels increased at the Jurala, Sriramsagar and Nizamsagar projects, while the Godavari River at Bhadrachalam reached 27.4 feet.

Authorities also cautioned tourists after several waterfalls began flowing at full capacity following the incessant rain.

Telangana reservoir levels increase at major projects

The Priyadarshini Jurala Project in Mahabubnagar district received an inflow of 91,000 cusecs. Officials opened 10 spillway gates to release excess water downstream. The reservoir discharged 81,695 cusecs. Against the full reservoir level of 318.516 metres, the water level stood at 317.35 metres.

The project has a full storage capacity of 9.657 TMC. Current storage reached 7.371 TMC. Meanwhile, power generation continued through 11 hydel units at the upstream and downstream stations.

The Sriramsagar Project in Nizamabad district received an inflow of 6,250 cusecs. The water level stood at 1,065 feet, against a full reservoir level of 1,091 feet. The reservoir has a storage capacity of 80 TMC. It currently holds 16 TMC of water.

The Nizamsagar Project recorded an inflow of 3,935 cusecs. The reservoir level reached 1,395.83 feet, against its full reservoir level of 1,405 feet. The project has a storage capacity of 17.802 TMC. Current storage stood at 7.146 TMC.

Meanwhile, the Singur Project in Sangareddy district received an inflow of 517 cusecs and released 470 cusecs. The reservoir has a full storage capacity of 29.9 TMC, while current storage stood at 4.249 TMC.

Telangana reservoir levels rise as mining suffers

Heavy rain over the past two days also disrupted coal production in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district. Floodwater inundated the Open Cast-II and Open Cast-III mines in the Bhupalpally Division of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). As a result, mining operations remained suspended for two days.

Officials estimated that around 12,000 tonnes of coal production had been affected. They also estimated losses of nearly ₹4 crore to SCCL.