Four crest gates of Musi lifted

Nalgonda: Four crest gates of Musi project were lifted by the irrigation officials on Wednesday morning in view of increased inflow to the project.

After the water level reached 642.5 tmc as against the full storage capacity of 645 feet, second, fourth, sixth and eighth crest gates were lifted by the officials and were releasing 2600 cusecs. Inflow to the project was increased to 4,000 cusecs due to rains in the upper areas.

Already 60.99 cusecs of water was being released to the right flank canal and 83.98 cusecs to tight



flank canal from Monday evening.

Deputy Executive Engineer of Musi Project M K Chandrasekhar said the villagers along Musi river – Rathnapuram, Ramavaram,Tekumatla, Annajpuram, Anantharam and Dosapahad in Suryapet district and Mamidala, Dacharam and Gangapalem Bopparam, Kasanagode, Chikatigudem, Kothapet, Bheemaram, Amangal, Lakshmidevi gudem, Raavulapenta, Tadkamalla, Narsimhulaguda and Thakkaellapahad should be alert and not go to near the river to avoid loss of human and cattle lives.