Himayat Sagar 9 gates opened to release 10k cusecs

HMWSSB officials issued a flood warning after eight gates of Himayat Sagar reservoir were opened on Thursday morning, August 14, discharging 10,000 cusecs of water into Musi River.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) stated that the decision was taken as heavy inflows due



to incessant rain have brought the reservoir to a near-full tank level of 1,763.50 feet.

As of 11:00 am, the water level of Himayat Sagar was at 1,762.95 feet (2.6780 TMC) with inflows of 27,000 cusecs. The outflow, previously 7,926 cusecs, was raised to 9900 cusecs after 11:00 am to control rising levels.