13 gates of Himayat Sagar open after a decade; water released into Musi river

Hyderabad, 14-Oct-2020

The gates of the Himayat Sagar were opened in Hyderabad after the city received incessant rainfall on Wednesday. The administration took the decision of opening up 13 out of the 17 gates as the water level reached the full reservoir level (FRL) on Wednesday. As on Wednesday afternoon, the FRL of Himayatsagar was 1763.500 ft. Four of the reservoir's gates had been opened at midnight after people settled in the low-lying areas were asked to evacuate. Reportedly, the gates were opened after nearly a decade. Water from Himayat Sagar Lake is released into the Musi River. Officials said that the inflow of water is at 21450 cusecs while the outflow is at 22145 cusecs. The total water storage capacity of Himayatsagar is 2.97 TMC. At 7.30 am on Wednesday, full reservoir level Himayat Sagar had been reached. Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar Lake has also been inundated due to heavy rainfall in the city. An alert was also sounded for the residents of Kismatpura, Bandlaguda, Hyderguda, Langar Houz and Karwan.