Hyderabad: Massive floodwaters reached the Nagarjunasagar reservoir on Thursday, forcing authorities to lift 26 gates and release heavy outflows to control rising levels. The dam is now receiving an inflow of 3,92,997 cusecs and discharging 4,73,053 cusecs.
The water level at Nagarjunasagar stood at 583 feet, against the full reservoir level (FRL) of 590 feet. Storage climbed to 291.66 TMC feet, compared to the maximum capacity of 312.04 TMC feet.
Nagarjunasagar–Srisailam dam inflows trigger large-scale water releases
At the same time, the Srisailam dam witnessed intensified inflows from upstream projects such as Jurala and Sunkesula. The reservoir received 4,98,022 cusecs and discharged 5,13,540 cusecs downstream.
From Srisailam, authorities diverted 30,000 cusecs through the Pothireddypadu Head Regulator, 35,315 cusecs via the Left Bank Power House, and 29,595 cusecs through the Right Bank Power House. They also raised 10 spillway gates to 18 feet, sending 4,18,630 cusecs towards Nagarjunasagar.
Srisailam’s current water level stood at 881.60 feet, just below its FRL of 885 feet. The reservoir stored 197.01 TMC feet of water, out of a total capacity of 215.80 TMC feet.