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Wednesday, Oct 06, 2004

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

18,000 cusecs of Krishna water discharged into sea

By Our Staff Reporter

VIJAYAWADA, OCT. 5. The Krishna River has been in spate here necessitating the lifting of 25 of the 70 crest gates by one foot to maintain a water level of 12 feet at the Prakasam Barrage discharging 18,000 cusecs into the sea on Tuesday.

The Irrigation authorities began lifting the gates from 8 a.m. to maintain the level at the barrage. They lifted three gates initially and by 11 a.m. 25 gates were lifted by one foot.

According to a Central Water Commission (CWC) alert, the discharge into the river at Vajinepalli village in Nalgonda district was 53,000 cusecs. Heavy rain in the basins of Halia and Musi rivulets are said to be the cause of the flood in Krishna River.

The discharge from Muniyeru and Kattaleru is also contributing to the flood at the Prakasam Barrage. The floodwaters from Vajinepalli are expected to reach the barrage late on Tuesday night or early on Wednesday.

Twice in 14 days

The Irrigation authorities are excited because the river is in spate at the barrage for the second time in less than a fortnight.

They raised 15 crest gates on September 23. A flood of about 25,000 cusecs was recorded at the barrage on the day.

The levels in all the reservoirs of the Krishna River look encouraging on Tuesday, according to Irrigation Department sources.

The water level in Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir that is receiving 40,000 cusecs is 537 feet above the mean sea level (MSL) against the full reservoir level of 590 feet MSL. The reservoir had 263.9 tmc feet of water compared to the 177.17 tmc feet on June 23.

The discharge from the dam is, however, only 1,400 cusecs. At Srisailam, an inflow of 51,800 cusecs and a discharge of 37,800 cusecs has been recorded.

The reservoir had 247.3 tmc feet of water today, compared to the 37.16 four months ago.

Flash floods

According to a report from Kurnool, heavy rain in Kurnool district last night resulted in flash flood to the Hundri river in Kurnool division and Kundu in Nandyal belt.

The flow in the Hundri was over 5,000 cusecs. Several colonies in low-lying areas in Kurnool city were inundated.

According to reports, the district received an average rainfall of 51.3 mm on Monday alone. Velugodu recorded the highest rainfall of 113 mm followed by 110 mm at Jupadu Bungalow, 89 mm in Bandi Atmakur, Kodumur 82.8 mm, Midtur 80.4 mm, Koilkuntla 80 mm, Rudravaram 85 mm, and Krishnagiri 75 mm.

The Kundu river received flash flood because of heavy rainfall in the catchment area last night.

The flood flow at Nandyal was recorded over 12,000 cusecs. Several colonies in the town were inundated. Harijan colony, Symakalva area, Pulimaddi rasta, Venkatachala colony were inundated.

The Joint Collector, Mukesh Kumar Meena, visited the places today and monitored the situation.

In Kurnool city, Srikrishna colony, Mamata Nagar, Kondareddy Nagar, Balaji Nagar and other places were inundated.

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