HYDERABAD: After Osmansagar and Himayatsagar reservoirs reached the brim, heavy inflows into two other drinking water sources, Manjira and Singoor reservoirs, have also been rising and due to recent incessant rains in upstream areas of Maharashtra and Karnataka (Bidar), water levels are near to its full tank levels (FTLs).
According to current water levels, there was only an eight feet gap at Manjira and a seven feet gap at Singoor, to their respective FTLs.
Currently, the water board is drawing 44 million gallons and another 36 million gallons from Manjira and Singoor is being drawn to meet the demand of nearly half a dozen GHMC peripheral circles and few villages in Medak and Sangareddy under Mission Bhagiratha and industries and defence organisations.
While few floodgates of Osmansagar and Himayatsagar were opened and surplus flood water was discharged into Musi river, officials of HMWS&SB and Telangana Irrigation Department are jointly monitoring the inflows of Manjira and Singoor.“We are expecting heavy inflows in Manjira and Singoor in the coming weeks, and then a decision will be taken to open the gates,” according to a HMWS&SB official.