In a reflection of the intensity of rains in Telangana Sriram Sagar project in Nizamabad district over river Godavari was fast getting filled for the first time in four years.
As the inflows into the project had reached 3,60,000 cusecs on Saturday authorities have opened 9 gates of the project discharging 25,000 cusecs.
Endowments Minister Indrakiran Reddy performed Pooja before the gates were opened. He said that the authorities in five districts through which Gosavari river flows were put on alert.
The water level in the project had increased to 1085 feet against the maximum capacity of 1091 feet.
Meanwhile Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed his happiness over copious rains in the state this month as all the big and medium reservoirs had filled to the capacity.
After two hour long review meeting on Saturday, the Chief Minister told the media that the farmers were also happy with the rains as 19000 irrigation tanks were full upto 80% and 25000 tanks were also getting filled up fast. Only 73 tanks had developed beeches causing some problem.
About the major projects KCR said Jurala project was already full and with more water getting released Srisailam project will also filled up soon. “Inky Nagarjuna Sagar project remains to be filled and with more flood waters reaching Almatti and Narayankhed in Karanataka, Srisailam will be filled and from there more water could be released to Nagarjuna Sagar”, he said.
Regarding the problem of flooding in Hyderabad he said that it was the result of 60 years of negligence by the successive government who allowed encroachment and illegal constructions in tanks and drains. "Even government buildings were constructed due to the negligence", he said.
Claiming that there were 28000 illegal constructions in the city, KCR vowed to raze them to ground.
He said that Rs 20000 crore was required to improve the conditions in Hyderabad.
He said modernisation of drainage system in Hyderabad will require 5 to 6 years.
He said damages due to rain were not big and only 10% roads were damaged which will be repaired in war footing.