Storage of Tungabhadra, Srisailam dams crosses half-way mark
Water levels in the Srisailam and Tungabhadra reservoirs have surpassed the 50% capacity mark due to heavy rainfall in upstream regions. Authorities are managing significant inflows from Karnataka and Maharashtra into the Krishna Basin.
Why it matters
Effective water management in these reservoirs is vital for the agricultural and power generation needs of the Telugu-speaking states.
The storage of water in major reservoirs of the Krishna Basin till Srisailam is swelling steadily, thanks to widespread rains in the catchment areas in upstream Karnataka and Maharashtra with that in Srisailam and Tungabhadra reservoirs, which serve the Telugu States, crossing the half-way mark.
As of 8 pm on Tuesday, the water storage in Srisailam had crossed 110 tmc ft against its full capacity of 215.8 tmc ft. At Tungabhadra, the water level storage is 55 tmc ft against its capacity of 105.8 tmc ft. Maharashtra’s Ujjani project across Bhima, a tributary of Krishna and Almatti and Narayanpur across Krishna, in Karnataka have already become surplus.
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