10 gates of Srisailam Dam lifted

The irrigation department officials on Thursday opened 10 gates of Srisailam Dam and released 4,30,337 cusecs of water downstream.

With the water level reaching 884.25 ft against its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 885 ft, the officials lifted 10 gates. The dam is receiving huge inflows from upstream. The current storage in the dam is 211.48 TMC against the gross capacity of 215.81 TMC at FRL.

Water was also



being released through the power stations. Scores of tourists thronged the dam to catch a glimpse of water cascading down the dam.

Meanwhile, officials of the Priyadharshini Jurala Project, located upstream of Srisailam, lifted 47 gates on Thursday to release 4,71,183 cusecs of water downstream. The project is presently getting 4,52,150 cusecs of water from the Narayanpur project in Karnataka.