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 released 4,493 cusecs of water towards the high level main canal and low level canal towards Anantapur and Kurnool districts. The Tungabhadra high level main canal’s superintendent engineer Rajasekhar told DC the water was stored at various points mainly at PABR to meet the drinking and irrigation needs following allocations from TB dam based on pro rata basis. Farmers under the high level main canal have been making preparations for paddy cultivation, hoping that they would get enough water from the TB dam.

Water Storage Dam Canal Srisailam Tb Dam Level Main  producing  recorded  858ft  lbp  start  ap  storage  tb  genco  srisailam  water  canal  level  main  inflows  power  dam  high  cusecs

History of this topic

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 …

Enhanced Storage at Tungabhadra Dam Even As Inflows Reduce
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Enhanced Storage at Tungabhadra Dam Even As Inflows Reduce

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Even as inflows have reduced, the Tungabhadra dam recorded an enhanced storage at 86.88tmc-ft on Monday as against the gross storage capacity of 105tmc-ft. The dam got 12tmc-ft of additional storage along with outflows of 10.075 cusecs towards the HLMC, LLC and other distributor canals in AP and Karnataka.Dam engineers said the total yield the present season was 298tmc-ft …

Discharge of water into LBP canal resumes
4 months ago

Discharge of water into LBP canal resumes

The Hindu  

Discharge of water from Bhavanisagar dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal resumed on Thursday after works were completed to plug a breach in a tunnel that passes below the canal at Nallampatti village, near Thingalur, in Perundurai block. After water was released for irrigation in the canal on August 15, breach was reported on August 19 and the discharge into …

TB dam water storage increases by seven TMC Ft after crest gate repairs
4 months ago

TB dam water storage increases by seven TMC Ft after crest gate repairs

New Indian Express  

HOSAPETE : In a good news to farmers in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, in the last three days, more than 7 tmc ft of water was stored at the Kalyana Karnataka’ lifeline dam Tungabhadra. After successfully installing five stoplogs to the broken crest gate no 19 by experts led by noted retired engineer in hydro mechanical engineering for dams …

Discharge into LBP canal for irrigation increased to 1,300 cusecs
4 months ago

Discharge into LBP canal for irrigation increased to 1,300 cusecs

The Hindu  

The discharge from Bhavanisagar dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal for irrigation was increased to 1,300 cusecs on August 19, 2024. At 2 p.m. Monday, the inflow was 3,375 cusecs while the discharge was 800 cusecs into Arakkankottai and Thadapalli canals, and 100 cusecs into River Bhavani for drinking water purpose. The storage was 26.34 tmc ft against its capacity …

Water released into LBP canal
4 months, 1 week ago

Water released into LBP canal

The Hindu  

Water was released from Bhavanisagar Dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal on Thursday for the first crop season to irrigate 1,03,500 acres in Erode, Tiruppur, and Karur districts. Saminathan raised the dam shutters to release the water at 5 p.m. in the presence of Erode Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara, officials of the Water Resources Department and representatives of farmers’ associations. …

Water release at Tungabhadra dam to help more hydel generation in Telangana, A.P.
4 months, 1 week ago

Water release at Tungabhadra dam to help more hydel generation in Telangana, A.P.

The Hindu  

The washing away of 19th crest gate on the spillway of Tungabhadra Dam, an inter-State project located in Karnataka, late on Saturday night due to the snapping of the chain link used for its operation and the resultant release of water from other gates too is likely to help Telangana and Andhra Pradesh generate more hydro-electric power. “It’s an unfortunate …

AP Genco to rise power generation to 2 MU/day at Sagar Power House
4 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Genco to rise power generation to 2 MU/day at Sagar Power House

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: AP Genco would enhance hydroelectric power generation upto two million units per day from Nagarjuna Sagar Right Power House. Subsequently, with good inflows into the Nagarjuna Sagar dam and release of water into the right canal, Genco enhanced power supply gradually. Nagarjuna Sagar right power house executive engineer YSRK Prasad said, “We are increasing the power generation gradually and …

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 …

AP to Seek 15 tmc-ft of Krishna Water from Nagarjunasagar Dam
8 months, 3 weeks ago

AP to Seek 15 tmc-ft of Krishna Water from Nagarjunasagar Dam

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh would claim its right to get 15 tmc-ft of Krishna water from Nagarjunasagar Dam to cater to the drinking water needs of four districts - Palnadu, Guntur, Prakasam and parts of Bapatla - from April to July. AP officials say that, out of the proposed distribution of 21 tmc-ft of water in the ratio of nearly 15 …

Karnataka speeds up efforts for supplementary project across TB
10 months ago

Karnataka speeds up efforts for supplementary project across TB

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: The Karnataka government has put itself on the fast track for completing the formalities of a supplementary project across the Tungabhadra river, near Navali in Raichur district, in the upstream areas. The Karnataka government had reportedly planned another barrage along the Raichur borders and allotted `158 crore in the recent Budget to prepare a detailed project report. The Karnataka …

Tungabhadra Dam to reduce allocations by Nov. 10; cut in allocations
1 year, 2 months ago

Tungabhadra Dam to reduce allocations by Nov. 10; cut in allocations

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: The TB dam authorities have decided to stop water release by November 10 following a cut in allocations due to poor storage and an ever-worse situation during the past decade. During the 2nd water committee meeting held at the superintendent engineers’ level at Tungabhadra dam in Hospet, the abstraction of water estimated as per available inflows to the dam …

Telangana asks KRMB to stop AP from going ahead with RLIS
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana asks KRMB to stop AP from going ahead with RLIS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana has urged the Krishna River Management Board to immediately stop Andhra Pradesh from going ahead with the Rayalaseema lift irrigation scheme contending that its plans for increasing drawal of water from the river were in contravention of how the water is to be shared between the two states. Hours after the Centre on Wednesday announced that it was …

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 into LBP canal
1 year, 4 months ago

Water released into LBP canal

The Hindu  

Water was released from Bhavanisagar Dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal on Tuesday to benefit 1,03,500 acre in Erode, Tiruppur, and Karur districts. Erode Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara raised the dam shutters to release the water at 5 p.m. Water will be released for 120 days in the canal with ‘even number’ sluice gates, and ‘odd number’ sluice gates in …

Stop Power Generation at Srisailam: RSSS
1 year, 4 months ago

Stop Power Generation at Srisailam: RSSS

Deccan Chronicle  

KURNOOL: Rayalaseema Saguneeti Sadhana Samiti demanded the state government stop power generation from the Srisailam reservoir keeping the water crisis in view. Raising serious concerns about the water levels in the reservoir, Bojja Dasaratharami Reddy, the president of RSSS, said at a media conference on Sunday that if the water level dropped below 854 ft, it would hinder the possibility …

TB Main Canal to Release 1,800 cusecs of water downstream
1 year, 4 months ago

TB Main Canal to Release 1,800 cusecs of water downstream

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Tungabhadra High Level Main Canal authorities are planning to release 1,800 cusecs of water to Anantapur in AP. TB High Level Main Canal is the major source of water for districts of Anantapur, Satyasai, Kurnool and Kadapa, including Pulivendula, the home turf of Chief Minister Y.S. TB High Level Canal superintendent engineer Rajasekhar said the water released from TB …

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 …

AP-Genco plans capital overhaul of Srisailam Right Bank Power House in phases
1 year, 4 months ago

AP-Genco plans capital overhaul of Srisailam Right Bank Power House in phases

The Hindu  

The AP-Genco plans to undertake a capital overhaul of one of the seven units of the Srisailam Right Bank Power House of 110-MW capacity each. He said it was a matter of pride that the SRBPH had been running successfully for over four decades, and it achieved an all-time annual generation of 3,798 Million Units in 1993-94 when it catered …

Worst Storage Situation in 10 Years for AP Irrigation Projects Due to Less Rainfall
1 year, 6 months ago

Worst Storage Situation in 10 Years for AP Irrigation Projects Due to Less Rainfall

Deccan Chronicle  

Anatapur: Major irrigation projects faced the worst situation in 10 years this season with levels of storage remaining low after the Southwest Monsoon lashed the state for the past three weeks. Tungabhadra reservoir, an interstate project, a major source for AP, Karnataka and parts of Telangana, has been witnessing dry conditions with only 4.20tmc of dead storage in the reservoir …

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 …

TS, AP in fresh row over power generation
2 years, 2 months ago

TS, AP in fresh row over power generation

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: A fresh dispute erupted between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana following reports of TSGenco drawing water from Srisailam left bank for power generation. While the AP government raised an objection, its water resources department’s engineer-in-chief C. Narayana Reddy dashed off a letter to the chairman of Krishna River Management Board seeking his immediate intervention. He said that in the KRMB …

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 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 …

More of inflows to major irrigation projects
2 years, 4 months ago

More of inflows to major irrigation projects

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Major irrigation projects got inflows of more than 100tmc-ft water during the present rainy season than last year’s. The dam's gross storage capacity was 129.72tmc-ft and released outflows of more than a lakh cusecs the last week. On Sunday, Srisailam reservoir touched 201tmc-ft of water of 215.61tmc-ft of FRL with 1.36 lakh cusecs of inflows followed by 1.12 lakh …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Discover Related