Six crest gates of Nagarjuna Sagar lifted

Six crest gates of the Nagarjuna Sagar Project were opened on Monday, August 5, to release water downstream which brings an end to the water scarcity and crop holiday in several regions of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana downstream. The number of gates lifted will rise to 14



by evening.

An inflow of 1-1.5 lakh cusecs of water is expected as the officials will lift the crests of the Nagarjuna Sagar project by five feet owing to an inflow of 4.22 lakh cusecs primarily due to outflows from the Srisailam reservoir upstream.