The authorities lifted the crest gates of Srisailam project on Tuesday to release water downstream. Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu performed ‘Jala Harathi’ to river Krishna on the occasion.
Officials said that this is first time in the recent years that the project gates are being opened in the first week of July. According to the statistics provided by officials, in 2019, gates opened on August 11, when the project received 203.42 TMC ft of water and levels reached 882.80 ft. In 2020, gates were opened on August 21 with the project receiving 207.40 TMC ft of water and levels touching 883.50 ft. In 2021 and 2022, the gates were opened on July 29 and July 23 respectively. However, in 2023, the project gates were not lifted as it did not receive much water.
Last year, the gates were opened on July 29 when water touched 878.90 ft with 179.18 TMC ft water in the project.
