Gates of Osman Sagar and Himayatsagar lifted amid heavy rainfall

Authorities issued a flood warning for locations along the Musi River on Friday, September 26, as gates of Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar have been lifted amid heavy rainfall in Telangana.

At 1:00 pm on Friday, Osman Sagar stood 0.5 feet below its full tank level at 1789.50 feet (3.785 TMC). Accordingly, 10 gates of the reservoir have been opened up to 6 feet, releasing 6,370



cusecs against an inflow of 5,500 cusecs.

Similarly, Himayat Sagar stands at 1763.00 feet (2.781 TMC), only slightly below its full tank level of 1763.50 ft. Four gates have been opened up to 3 feet discharging 4,069 cusecs while receiving an inflow of 2,500 cusecs.

Water is being released from the reservoirs in order to maintain dam safety and sustain storage.