2L cusecs of water released from Nagarjuna Sagar
Floodwater gushing out from Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir in Guntur district on Monday
Guntur: Fourteen crest gates of Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir were lifted up to five feet level and floodwater was released into the downstream of the reservoir on Monday.
Project chief engineer Anil Kumar and superintendent engineer Koteswara Rao offered Harathi to the Krishna river on the occasion.
Earlier, the engineering officials lifted six crest gates and after that they lifted eight crest gates.
The officials released two lakh cusecs of the floodwater to the downstream. The capacity of the reservoir is 590 feet.
At present, floodwater level touched 583.60 feet. The full capacity of the reservoir is 312.5 tmcft. At present floodwater level at the reservoir is 293.39 tmcft. The project is getting 2,93,000 cusecs from the upstream of the project.
The floodwater in the reservoir is expected to reach its full capacity at any time. If the reservoir is filled, the floodwater discharges are likely to increase downstream.