With water levels increasing in Himayatsagar on Hyderabad outskirts, few gates of the reservoir were lifted increasing the flow of water in the course of river Musi, including at Moosarambagh, in Hyderabad. on Tuesday.
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With incessant rains in the upstream areas, steady flood continued to Himayatsagar reservoir on Wednesday, prompting officials to operate a total of four gates to let water downstream.
The water level in the reservoir hovered around the full tank level of 1763.50 feet and officials maintained an outflow of 3,854 cusecs. The reservoir kept receiving about 1,600 cusecs flood. Officials, as at 6 p.m. operated four gates to a height of three feet.
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) Executive Director Mayank Mittal along with senior officials inspected the flood situation at the reservoir and took stock of the gate maintenance and operation.
In a separate review, Managing Director K. Ashok Reddy instructed officials to focus on delivering clean and safe water to households and check issues of contamination and sewage overflow.
He instructed officials and the emergency response teams to be vigilant and particularly desilt and monitor the 141 water-logging hotspots identified by GHMC and HYDRAA.
Officials were also instructed to conduct more quality tests during the period of water supply, and for distribution of chlorine tablets, and use of alum dosages to adjust water turbidity at the water treatment plant level.
Mr. Reddy warned people against opening manhole covers for any reason. A criminal act as per the HMWS&S Act, he said violators could be booked. Instead, the Board can reached on 155313 for quick resolution, he advised.
Published – August 14, 2025 12:17 am IST
