In the light of copious inflows in Irrigation Projects and Reservoirs due to heavy rains in the state, Chief Minister Sri A Revanth Reddy and Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy ordered the officials of the state Irrigation department to take necessary measures to store the heavy inflows in the reservoirs for future needs.
The CM and Irrigation minister enquired the officials about the discharge of flood water from the projects.
The Irrigation authorities have been asked to store water in the ponds,reservoirs and other water bodies in the limits of the projects.
Water levels in the Sripada Yellampally project in Peddapalli district reached nearly full installed capacity due to heavy inflows from the catchment areas. The gates of Yellampally project have been lifted and released water into river Godavari. The officials have been asked to lift flood water not less than one TMC per day from Yellampally.
The Chief Minister suggested to lift water from Nandi and Gayatri Pump Houses and fill the reservoirs. Water will also be lifted to Mid Manair and Lower Manair Dam as well as Ranganayak Sagar and Mallanna Sagar reservoirs.
While, the Yellampally project capacity is 20 TMC, the present storage already reached 18.45 TMC.
In view of increasing inflows in the Kadem project, flood water will be lifted to Mid Manair from Gayatri pump. The capacity of Mid Manair is 27 TMC and current water level is 15 TMC.
Officials are directed to lift more than 14,000 cusecs of water from Mid Manair and release the same in lower Manair dam. Another 6400 cusecs of water will be released to Ranganayak Sagar reservoir from Annapurna reservoir.
