Preparations in full swing to release water into Nagarjuna Sagar left canal

Nagarjuna Sagar: The state government is preparing to release water into the left canal on Friday. Ministers from Nalgonda and Khammam districts are expected to be present during the release of water. Farmers in the ayacut (irrigated area) are eagerly waiting for the release of this water, like thirsty birds looking at the sky. Timely release of water will enable farmers to transplant paddy at the right time. 2,84,000 cusecs of water released from Srisailam: Due to heavy inflow from upstream, Srisailam reservoir, which is now filled to full capacity, is releasing 2,23,768 cusecs of water through 8 gates through the spillway. An additional 60,232 cusecs of water is being released through the left and right power generation units, taking the total to 2,84,000 cusecs. In the past week, 50 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water has flowed into the Sagar reservoir, of which 24 TMC water has come in the last two days alone. The water level in the Sagar reservoir has risen from 503 feet a week ago to 526.80 feet now. The water storage has increased from 120 TMC to 161.9678 TMC. The reservoir will reach its maximum capacity if 151 TMC additional water comes in. The maximum water level of the Sagar reservoir is 590.00 feet, with a capacity of 312.5050 TMC. According to irrigation department officials, if the current inflows continue, the reservoir is expected to reach full capacity in six days. Currently, 5,944 cusecs of water is being released from the Sagar reservoir into the right canal, with an additional 900 cusecs being released to the AMRP, making a total of 6,844 cusecs. Farmers are demanding release of water through the flood canal to fill the tanks that have gone dry due to insufficient rainfall. If the water level in Sagar reservoir reaches 530 feet, arrangements have been made to release water into the flood canal through motors. Farmers say this canal will fill several tanks and carry water to Nakirekal, which will help increase the groundwater level. Also, releasing water to distributors through AMRP will fill several tanks and benefit farmers who have already transplanted paddy with borewell water, allowing them to carry out further transplantation. Cotton fields are currently drying up due to lack of rain, and the release of water will bring them back to life.