Srisailam sees heavy inflows
2 years, 3 months ago

Srisailam sees heavy inflows

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: The Srisailam dam continues with heavy inflows from upstream areas of the Krishna basin. The dam received 2.79 lakh cusecs of inflows and maintained its water storage level at 213.4 feet with 98.88 per cent and 3.23 lakh outflows towards downstream areas, including for power generation and to the dependent sources of Rayalaseema and Telangana projects. The Nagarjunasagar dam received 2.73 lakh inflows and 2.80 lakh outflows towards downstream areas. Even as the Tungabhadra reservoir received the minimum inflows and outflows, the Almatti reservoir was releasing 1.02 lakh outflows towards downstream Karnataka. Meanwhile, the Bhairavani Thiippa project in Gummagatta mandal in Rayadurgam area also continued to have heavy inflows due to floods in Hagari river.

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Srisailam Hydro Power Cuts Water Release for Agriculture
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Srisailam Hydro Power Cuts Water Release for Agriculture

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Paddy farmers in Nandyal district, under the Kurnool-Cuddapah canal, are in distress due to a fall in water levels in the Srisailam reservoir. Water from Muchumarri to the KC canal ayacut can be released only if the water level in the Srisailam reservoir reaches 812 feet. The designated Rabi cultivation area in the joint Kurnool district spans 92,000 acres …

Vijayawada city struggles with 0.70 TMCFT of flood water
4 months ago

Vijayawada city struggles with 0.70 TMCFT of flood water

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority estimated that Vijayawada city has a staggering 0.70 TMCFT of stagnant flood water as on Sunday. While the flood water is receding slowly, the prediction of a fresh spell of heavy to extremely heavy rain on September 8, including in NTR district, due to yet another depression in the Bay of Bengal situated …

Kadam Project Nears Full Capacity After Heavy Rains
4 months, 1 week ago

Kadam Project Nears Full Capacity After Heavy Rains

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Kadam project in Nirmal district has 6.32 thousand million cubic feet of water as against its gross capacity of 7.6 TMC due to heavy rains in the upper regions of Nirmal and Adilabad districts in the last two days. The water level in the Sriramsagar project stood at 1,086 feet — just five feet shy of reaching the …

Andhra Pradesh: 10 Crest Gates of Srisailam Opened
5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: 10 Crest Gates of Srisailam Opened

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Ten crest gates of Srisailam reservoir were lifted and 4.02 lakh cusecs of floodwater discharged towards Nagarjuna Sagar following heavy inflows from Krishna basin including the Tungabhadra river on Tuesday. The Srisailam dam’s level was at 883ft as the dam registered 94.69 per cent capacity at 204.35tmc-ft during the day, against its gross capacity of 215.81tmc-ft. About 3.70 lakh …

Andhra Pradesh: Srisailam Reservoir Sees Steady Inflows and Outflows
5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Srisailam Reservoir Sees Steady Inflows and Outflows

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Both inflows and outflows at the Srisailam reservoir remained steady on Sunday. The reservoir is receiving 4.06 lakh cusecs of inflow, with officials releasing 4.02 lakh cusecs of water from the spillway. The reservoir is receiving 2.64 lakh cusecs from Almatti, 2.96 lakh cusecs from Jurala, and 2.51 lakh cusecs from Narayanpur reservoirs. The Tungabhadra reservoir is receiving 1.71 …

Srisailam Dam woos tourists in Andhra Pradesh
5 months, 1 week ago

Srisailam Dam woos tourists in Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

KURNOOL: The scenic beauty of floodwaters at the Srisailam Dam has drawn a huge number of visitors, especially on weekends. Currently, the dam holds 212.387 TMC ft of water against its total capacity of 215.807 TMC ft, with water levels reaching 883.00 ft out of the full reservoir level of 885.00 ft. In response to this, dam officials have released …

Srisailam Reservoir Nears Full Capacity with High Inflows
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Srisailam Reservoir Nears Full Capacity with High Inflows

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: The Srisailam Reservoir is experiencing substantial inflows of 2.18 lakh cusecs, with the water level reaching 90.55 tmc-ft by Thursday evening. The reservoir began getting inflows on July 13 - some 15 days earlier than the first arrival of floodwaters the last season on July 29, 2023. Typically, Srisailam Reservoir receives its initial inflows in the second or third …

Heavy Rains Flood Major Irrigation Projects in Telangana
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Heavy Rains Flood Major Irrigation Projects in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: All major irrigation projects including Yellampalli, Kadam, Sathnala and Komaram Bheem received large inflows of water following heavy rains in upstream areas. Irrigation officials released excess water from Kadam project by lifting five gates following heavy inflows into the project. The Yellampalli project also received heavy inflows while water was discharged downstream into river Godavari from the SRSP. Pranahita …

Heavy rains lead to increased inflow in rivers in Krishna basin
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Heavy rains lead to increased inflow in rivers in Krishna basin

The Hindu  

Heavy rains in Maharashtra and parts of western Karnataka led to increased inflows into the rivers in the Krishna basin on Wednesday. A total of around 25 tmcft of water flowed into the four reservoirs — Hippargi, Alamatti, Narayapur and Tungabhadra on Wednesday, officials said. DC visits villages Water levels were rising in Belagavi district, but there was no immediate …

Krishna Basin irrigation projects in Telugu States may be hit hard by rainfall deficit
1 year, 4 months ago

Krishna Basin irrigation projects in Telugu States may be hit hard by rainfall deficit

The Hindu  

Crops in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stand to be hit hard, particularly under the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, due to rainfall deficit in the upper catchment areas of the Krishna Basin in Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Srisailam reservoir supplements water to the Nagarjuna Sagar, downstream projects, and a large number of lift irrigation/canal systems in the Telugu-speaking States. The two States …

Poor storage in reservoir, reduced flows upset farmers in Rayalaseema region
1 year, 4 months ago

Poor storage in reservoir, reduced flows upset farmers in Rayalaseema region

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Poor storage along with reduced inflows from upstream areas of the Krishna basin at Srisailam reservoir is causing tense moments for the farmers in the Rayalaseema region. Farmers started mounting pressure on the government, seeking justice for those in drought-hit areas, who faced serious drinking water and irrigation problems throughout the year. As the farmers were demanding the release …

Water released to Pothireddypadu from Srisailam
1 year, 4 months ago

Water released to Pothireddypadu from Srisailam

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Water from the backwaters of the Srisailam project was released towards Pothireddy Padu on Friday to meet the irrigation and drinking water needs of the Rayalaseema region. Nandyal MLA Silpa Chakrapani Reddy along with irrigation officials offered pooja at the Pothireddypadu head regulator and released Krishna water from the backwaters of Srisailam dam after the water level was recorded …

Proposal to lower water level in Srisailam reservoir: Buggana
1 year, 5 months ago

Proposal to lower water level in Srisailam reservoir: Buggana

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Finance minister Buggana Rajendranath has announced that the government would evaluate the water levels in the Srisailam reservoir and take necessary steps to release water for irrigation for Kurnool and Nandyala districts through various sources. Rajendranath also said a proposal was under consideration to lower the water level in the Srisailam reservoir from 863 feet to 854 feet, using …

Srisailam Receives Inflows of 1.10 Lakh Cusecs from Upper Streams
1 year, 5 months ago

Srisailam Receives Inflows of 1.10 Lakh Cusecs from Upper Streams

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: The water level in Srisailam reservoir was registering a steady increase on Sunday. It was currently receiving 1.10 lakh cusecs of water from upstream areas. The rise in water level has been due to continuous inflows from both the Jurala project on Krishna river and the Sunkesula project on the Tungabhadra. The farmers were happy over the inflow of …

Control release of water from Srisailam: Panel
1 year, 5 months ago

Control release of water from Srisailam: Panel

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: The leaders of Rayalaseema Saguneeti Sadhana Samithi have called upon the people of Rayalaseema region to unite and demand that water should not be released to Nagarjuna Sagar downstream until the water level in the Srisailam reservoir reaches 854 feet. While projects such as Prakasam Barrage, Nagarjuna Sagar, Srisailam, Pulichintala, Pattiseema, and Polavaram have been realised to meet the …

Dry spell in Telangana leads to poor water inflows for dams
1 year, 5 months ago

Dry spell in Telangana leads to poor water inflows for dams

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The dry spell in Telangana continued on Thursday, as the state, barring Kothagudem, Khammam, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Mahbubabad, Nirmal and Medak — which received 5 cm to 11 cm of rainfall on the day — received scanty rainfall. In the Godavari basin, the Sriramsagar project clocked a water level of 1066.6 feet and storage of 22.924 TMC ft on Thursday. …

Rayalaseema projects witnessing heavy flows
2 years, 2 months ago

Rayalaseema projects witnessing heavy flows

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: A peculiar situation prevails at projects of Rayalaseema following heavy flows locally, even as upstream projects are discharging less quantity of outflows from downstream into Krishna and Pennar basins. The situation has been brought up by constant overflowing of channels connecting to Chitravati, Pennar and Tungabhadra rivers and big irrigation tanks overflowing, disrupting traffic and cutting road connectivity to …

Heavy inflows continue in Srisailam reservoir
2 years, 3 months ago

Heavy inflows continue in Srisailam reservoir

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Srisailam reservoir has been receiving heavy inflows following incessant rains in upstream areas. Water is also being released to Handri Neeva and Galeru Nagari projects, as also towards Telangana-based projects, including Nagarjunasagar Dam, which is receiving 1.67 lakh cusecs of inflows. It is receiving 35,000 cusecs of inflows and discharging equal quantity of outflows towards Srisailam. Jurala, another medium …

Srisailam continues to have heavy inflows; seven gates lifted
2 years, 3 months ago

Srisailam continues to have heavy inflows; seven gates lifted

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: The Srisailam dam continued to have heavy inflows from downstream projects of the Krishna basin and seven gates were lifted to 10ft height to release water downstream of the river. On Sunday, the dam received 2.90 lakh cusecs by way of inflows and the authorities were discharging 2.67 lakh cusecs as outflows into the river along with using the …

Lack of storage facility in Rayalaseema; surplus water to reach sea
2 years, 3 months ago

Lack of storage facility in Rayalaseema; surplus water to reach sea

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Even after the heavy floods hit Rayalaseema region due to incessant rain from upstream Karnataka areas of Krishna and Pennar basins, the region is unable to make use of this water due to poor storage facility. Srisailam reservoir was with full gross storage capacity, but the foreshore water could not be drawn fully to Rayalaseema. The work on the …

Hagari, Vedavati see heaviest rain in 100 years
2 years, 3 months ago

Hagari, Vedavati see heaviest rain in 100 years

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Heaviest floods in the Hagari/Vedavati river for the first time in 100 years caused huge losses to farmers in the riverbed areas of Rayadurgam. TD politburo member Kaluva Srinivasulu, who visited the affected areas and interacted with the farmers, said at least 70,000 acres of agricultural fields including orchards were submerged. He alleged that a lack of timely alert …

Massive loss to standing crops as heavy rains batter 16 districts in TS
2 years, 3 months ago

Massive loss to standing crops as heavy rains batter 16 districts in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Heavy rains lashed several parts of the state on Sunday throwing normal life out of gear and causing huge loss to standing crops, especially paddy and cotton. Heavy rainfall was received over Adilabad, Mancherial, Nizamabad, Nirmal, Kamareddy, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Siddipet, Sangareddy, Medak, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar, Hanumakonda, Mulugu and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts. There was moderate rainfall all over the …

Heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast for AP in next 24 hours
2 years, 4 months ago

Heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast for AP in next 24 hours

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh government has geared up its administration with India Meteorological Department forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall over several parts of AP in the next 24 hours. Accordingly, out of total gross capacity at FRL of 983.48 tmc feet, current storage is 859.86 tmc feet against 802.22 tmc feet of water received as on September 9, 2021. Nagarjunasagar …

Rayalaseema witnessing heavy floods
2 years, 4 months ago

Rayalaseema witnessing heavy floods

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Rivers and reservoirs within Rayalaseema are flowing at dangerous levels, with many low-lying areas going underwater. Srisailam, the tail end project within Krishna basin in Andhra Pradesh, is already full, having reached its gross storage capacity. Even though Tungabhadra has reduced its outflows to 35,125 cusecs, local rains are adding to heavy inflows in Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers till …

Huge inflows to reservoirs, tanks overflowing after two decades
2 years, 4 months ago

Huge inflows to reservoirs, tanks overflowing after two decades

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: The heavy rains here and upstream parts of Krishna and Pennar basins resulted in huge inflows to the reservoirs. The Srisailam reservoir continued with heavy inflows from downstream areas of Krishna basin from Karnataka areas with inflows of 2.08 lakh cusecs and outflows of 1.58 lakh cusecs. The heavy outflow from Srisailam reached Nagarjuna Sagar with 3.14 lakh cusecs …

Srisailam continues to receive heavy inflows
2 years, 4 months ago

Srisailam continues to receive heavy inflows

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Srisailam Reservoir is continuing to receive heavy floods from upstream Krishna basin even as dam is at the level of 884.42 feet against the full reservoir level of 885 feet on Saturday. As a result, authorities are releasing 4.54 lakh cusecs of water from the dam even though the inflows are about 4.31 lakh cusecs. The rise in inflows …

Six gates of Nagarjunasagar Dam opened partially
2 years, 4 months ago

Six gates of Nagarjunasagar Dam opened partially

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Heavy water inflow into the Krishna river following rainfall in its catchment areas forced the Telangana authorities to open six radial crest gates of the Nagarjunasagar dam to release water downstream. G. Paramesh, the deputy executive engineer of the Telangana water resources authority, said, “We are going to lift six gates by 10 feet to discharge surplus water downstream …

Second warning issued as Godavari flood surge continues in AP
2 years, 4 months ago

Second warning issued as Godavari flood surge continues in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

AMARAVATI: The second warning signal has been raised at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram as the flood flow in river Godavari rose to 13.19 lakh cusecs on Thursday morning. State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director B R Ambedkar said Collectors of the respective districts have been put on alert in view of the increase in the flood. …

Second Warning Issued as Godavari Flood Surge Continues in AP; NDRF and SDRF Teams on Alert
2 years, 5 months ago

Second Warning Issued as Godavari Flood Surge Continues in AP; NDRF and SDRF Teams on Alert

News 18  

The second warning signal has been raised at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram as the flood flow in river Godavari rose to 13.19 lakh cusecs on Thursday morning. State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director B R Ambedkar said collectors of the respective districts have been put on alert in view of the increase in the flood. The …

Srisailam at full storage level amid heavy rains
2 years, 5 months ago

Srisailam at full storage level amid heavy rains

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: The Srisailam reservoir got filled to its full capacity due to arrival of floodwaters from upstream reservoirs and the Krishna river bed on Friday. Further, timely heavy rains during the South West Monsoon added the additional quantum to fill Srisailam early in the season. A sudden rise in the inflows from downstream areas due to heavy rains was recorded …

Srisailam dam gates closed following dip in inflows
2 years, 5 months ago

Srisailam dam gates closed following dip in inflows

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Srisailam dam authorities closed the crest gates and stopped release of water into the river following poor inflows from upstream parts on Monday. Irrigation minister Ambati Rambabu had formally lifted three radial crest gates two days ago. However, Narayanpur dam authorities stopped discharging of water towards Srisailam. Meanwhile, the Krishna water reached Jeedipalli reservoir in Beluguppa mandal in Anantapur …

Gates of Srisailam Dam to be lifted today
2 years, 5 months ago

Gates of Srisailam Dam to be lifted today

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: AP irrigation authorities have decided to life two gates of the Srisailam Dam on Saturday after water level in the reservoir reached 881.3 feet on Friday morning against full reservoir level of 885 feet. Further, the dam is continuing to receive 1.92 lakh cusecs of water from upstream Tungabhadra, Almatti and Jurala reservoirs. Srisailam project superintendent engineer P. Sreemachandra …

Godavari flood remains steady in Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 5 months ago

Godavari flood remains steady in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Flood flow remained rather steady at 25.93 lakh cusecs in river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday morning. State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director B R Ambedkar said the deluge showed signs of decreasing as the flow at Cotton Barrage remained steady. The state government sanctioned an additional assistance of Rs 3 crore each to Alluri Sitarama Raju, Eluru …

Srisailam reservoir filling up fast as Tungabhadra nears capacity
2 years, 5 months ago

Srisailam reservoir filling up fast as Tungabhadra nears capacity

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: The Srisailam reservoir continued to receive constant inflows of water, of around 2.74 lakh cusecs, from the Tungabhadra and Almatii projects located upstream of the Krishna basin. With the Almatti reservoir logging a capacity of 91.35 TMC, 1.5 lakh cusecs are being discharged downstream into the Srisailam dam. Meanwhile, the historic Sangameswara Swamy temple, located near Kothapalle in the …

Srisailam gets constant inflows from Almatti and Tungabhadra
2 years, 5 months ago

Srisailam gets constant inflows from Almatti and Tungabhadra

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Heavy inflows continued for Srisailam Reservoir following heavy outflows from upstream areas of Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers. Srisailam dam authorities hope the water level may reach a level for release towards Pothireddypadu to meet the needs of the Rayalaseema region in a week. The Almatti dam released outflows of 1.69 cusecs towards downstream areas as the dam got more …

Additional safety measures planned for Srisailam dam
2 years, 8 months ago

Additional safety measures planned for Srisailam dam

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Srisailam reservoir, a major source of irrigation and power generation for Rayalaseema and Telangana, faces a threat to its safety due to excess inflows – more than the storage capacity. The Pandya Committee has stressed the need to have measures in place for safety of the dam because the existing spillway was unable to check heavy floods. The chairman …

Andhra Pradesh: Four Killed, One Missing in Floods as Flow Intensifies in Godavari River
4 years, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Four Killed, One Missing in Floods as Flow Intensifies in Godavari River

News 18  

Floods claimed four lives in Andhra Pradesh as the flow in the Godavari has again intensified on Friday, pushing the level closer to the third danger mark at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in East Godavari district. On the other side, river Krishna too received copious inflows bringing the Srisailam reservoir closer to its full capacity, consequent to which over 3.82 …

Srisailam’s stablity is under question
5 years, 5 months ago

Srisailam’s stablity is under question

Deccan Chronicle  

KURNOOL: With Srisailam reservoir all set to reach full capacity, the question on its structural stability has been raised again. Srisailam dam superintendent engineer M. Sreenivas Reddy said all repairs to the dam had been carried on as per the suggestions given by the National Institute of Oceano-graphy at Goa which had conducted a detailed study of the dam. With …

Telangana, AP see good inflow of water: Sagar likely to get filled up in 15 days
5 years, 5 months ago

Telangana, AP see good inflow of water: Sagar likely to get filled up in 15 days

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After a long time, there is good news on the water front. With massive inflows coming to Jurala from Karnataka, there is an expectation that Srisailam water will be released to Nagarjunasagar in a day or two. Against its full storage capacity of 215.81 tmc ft, it is holding 176.20 tmc ft. Irrigation engineer-in-chief Hariram said if the inflows …

Godavari gives hope, Krishna disappoints: Nagarjunasagar project yet to get inflows
5 years, 5 months ago

Godavari gives hope, Krishna disappoints: Nagarjunasagar project yet to get inflows

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With heavy rain in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the Krishna and the Godavari rivers are seeing copious inflows, and reservoirs in both Telugu states are slowly filling up. Karnataka has released 1.9 lakh cusecs from its dams on the Krishna, which have reached the Jurala reservoir and the water is now on its way to the Srisailam reservoir. The Jurala …

Outflows from Karnataka dams to stop
5 years, 5 months ago

Outflows from Karnataka dams to stop

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: News of 1.7 lakh cusecs of water being released by Karnataka dams cheered city residents but there is a long way to go before they can be assured of water in the Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar dams. Officials said that the IMD was predicting rainfall in Maharashtra and Karnataka only for five days, and the outflow from Karnataka dams into …

Experts want Godavari at Sagar, not Srisailam dam
5 years, 6 months ago

Experts want Godavari at Sagar, not Srisailam dam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation officials feel that diverting Godavari water from Rampur village, located 50 kilometres away from Medigadda in erstwhile Karimnagar district, to Nagarjunasagar is more cost-effective than diverting it to the Srisailam reservoir. The engineers’ teams of both states also said that taking Godavari water from either Polavaram or Dhummu-gudem to Nagarjuna-sagar and then diverting it to Srisailam through reverse …

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