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 Murthy said two radial crest gates will be lifted after irrigation minister Ambati Rambabu performs the pooja. While inflows into Srisailam are 1.92 lakh cusecs, authorities are releasing 51,164 cusecs; 19,000 cusecs of it towards power generation by Telangana, with the remaining going to Pothireddypadu, HNSS and Kalwakurthy Lift Irrigation Scheme.

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Srisailam Hydro Power Cuts Water Release for Agriculture
1 week, 4 days 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 …

Flood at Prakasam Barrage increasing; first warning issued
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Flood at Prakasam Barrage increasing; first warning issued

The Hindu  

The flood waters reaching the Prakasam Barrage constructed across river Krishna in Vijayawada stood at 3.88 lakh cusecs. Long-term plan needed to increase flood discharge capacity of Prakasam Barrage, says Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan Except for four gates, all other gates of the Barrage were lifted to discharge the flood. “Both inflows and outflows at Nagarjuna Sagar Project were 2.99 …

AP: Minister warns people after Tungabhadra Dam gate gets washed away
4 months, 1 week ago

AP: Minister warns people after Tungabhadra Dam gate gets washed away

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Water resources minister Nimmala Ramanaidu on Sunday asked people of four mandals – Kouthalam, Kosgi, Nandamuru and Mantralayam – to be alert after one gate of the Tungabhadra Dam got washed away. He asked people to protect themselves by cooperating with officials The minister said following discussions with Karnataka state, where the TD dam is located, an engineering expert …

Water Storage and Supply Disrupted in Key Telangana Irrigation Projects
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Water Storage and Supply Disrupted in Key Telangana Irrigation Projects

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad/Nalgonda: Even as most irrigation projects received are good inflows, storing water in the projects or supplying it downstream has been affected for various reasons. Meanwhile, at Nagarjunasagar, water release to the left canal was increased to 8,022 cusecs from 7,610 cusecs to fill up irrigation tanks downstream in Nalgonda, Suryapet and Khammam districts. The project holds 298 tmc ft …

Andhra Pradesh: 10 Crest Gates of Srisailam Opened
4 months, 2 weeks 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
4 months, 2 weeks 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
4 months, 2 weeks 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
4 months, 4 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 …

12 gates of Jurala Project opened to release 86,679 cusecs downstream
5 months ago

12 gates of Jurala Project opened to release 86,679 cusecs downstream

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Twelve gates of Priyadarshini Jurala Project in erstwhile Mahbubnagar district were opened on Saturday to release flood water downstream to reach Srisailam dam. The officials of Irrigation department are releasing as many as 86,679 cusecs of water from the project and it water release might further increase by Sunday as the gates of Narayanpur reservoir in the upstream areas …

Andhra minister Nimmala Ramanaidu releases water to Krishna Delta
5 months, 1 week ago

Andhra minister Nimmala Ramanaidu releases water to Krishna Delta

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA : Minister for Water Resources Development Nimmala Ramanaidu has said every effort is being made to meet the irrigation and drinking water needs of the people fully. Speaking on the occasion, he said, “Through effective management of water resources, wealth can be created on a large scale, benefiting all sections of society, and leading to prosperity of the State.” …

More crest gates opened to release water from Tunga reservoir
5 months, 2 weeks ago

More crest gates opened to release water from Tunga reservoir

The Hindu  

Following the incessant rains in the catchment areas, the inflow into Tunga Reservoir at Gajanur has increased, forcing the officials to open 14 gates to release water. The water level in the reservoir reached its maximum level of 588.24 ft on June 27, the day when only two crest gates were opened to release water. The inflow is around 18,000 …

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 …

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, 4 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 at 858ft, AP Genco to start producing power from LBP Canal
1 year, 4 months ago

Srisailam at 858ft, AP Genco to start producing power from LBP Canal

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: With constant inflows and storage in the Srisailam project, the APGenco authorities announced plans on Friday to generate power from the Left Bank Power Canal. Srisailam dam recorded a level of 858.56ft with a storage of 101.66tmc-ft as against the previous 215.81tmc-ft. About 22,642 cusecs of inflows were recorded from upstream areas of Krishna basin. The TB dam board …

Srisailam Receives Inflows of 1.10 Lakh Cusecs from Upper Streams
1 year, 4 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 …

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. …

AP seeks curbs on TS in drawal of Krishna water
1 year, 8 months ago

AP seeks curbs on TS in drawal of Krishna water

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: The AP irrigation department has urged the Krishna River Management Board to allow it draw at least 7tmc-ft of water from the Srisailam Reservoir to meet the immediate drinking water needs of the state this summer season. It has also pointed out to the board that Telangana state has already utilised 90.36tmc-ft more water than its allotted quota of …

Heavy inflows continue in Srisailam reservoir
2 years, 2 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 …

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 …

Huge inflows to reservoirs, tanks overflowing after two decades
2 years, 3 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 …

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; NDRF and SDRF Teams on Alert
2 years, 4 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 dam gates closed following dip in inflows
2 years, 4 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 …

70 Prakasam Barrage gates lifted to release floodwaters into sea
2 years, 4 months ago

70 Prakasam Barrage gates lifted to release floodwaters into sea

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: In a rare sight within Vijayawada, authorities opened all 70 gates of Prakasam Barrage on Sunday to release floodwaters into the Bay of Bengal. Prakasam Barrage received 32,490 cusecs of floodwaters from Wazenapalli, 46,263 cusecs from Keesara and 18,894 cusecs from Paleru. With heavy inflows in Krishna River, water resources authorities have also lifted Srisailam project gates and released …

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 …

30 gates of TB lifted, threat to low-lying areas
2 years, 5 months ago

30 gates of TB lifted, threat to low-lying areas

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: All 30 crest gates of Tungabhadra reservoir were lifted and 1.14 lakh cusecs of outflows was being released downstream following constant heavy rains in the Western Ghats region. Low-lying areas of the river at Hampi, parts Raichur district of Karnataka along with Mantralayam and surrounding areas in Kurnool district were sounded an alert over the rise in heavy outflows …

Additional safety measures planned for Srisailam dam
2 years, 7 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 …

Surplus hydel power generated at Srisailam due to floodwater
4 years, 1 month ago

Surplus hydel power generated at Srisailam due to floodwater

Deccan Chronicle  

KURNOOL: There is surplus power generation at Srisailam Right Bank Hydro Electric Station with floodwater being available for more than three months. The power utility produced 984.944 million units during 2020-21 by churning out 172 tmc of water as of Wednesday. With excellent performance in maintenance of technical equipment and water utility at the hydro electric station in Andhra Pradesh, …

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 …

Krishna River Management Board Directs Andhra Govt to Stop Work on Rayalaseema Irrigation Project
4 years, 4 months ago

Krishna River Management Board Directs Andhra Govt to Stop Work on Rayalaseema Irrigation Project

News 18  

The Krishna River Management Board has instructed the Andhra Pradesh government not to proceed with the tender process for the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme till it was appraised by the Board and the Central Water Commission and also sanctioned by the Apex Council. The project report of RLIS has not been submitted to the KRMB and CWC for appraisal, therefore, …

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