Hussainsagar lake fills up, creates panic in Hyderabad
Though the water level dipped to 513.51 feet by Saturday evening, it was still above the prescribed limit of 513.41 feet.
Hyderabad: Creating a panic among people, the Hussainsagar lake swelled up in the early hours of Saturday due to the heavy rains. The Hussainsagar lake crossed the full tank level at 513.53 feet, leading to sudden increase in water level by a big margin of over 2 feet.
Officials said that the inflow was at a staggering level of 3,200 Cusecs from the five major drainages at Kukatpally, Malkapur, Picket, Panjagutta and Begumpet, which bring in water from across 244 square kilometre.
Though the water level dipped to 513.51 feet by Saturday evening, it was still above the prescribed limit of 513.41 feet.
Officials from irrigation department of GHMC said that all the major lakes in the city are overflowing. The lakes in Lingampally, Kukatpally, Tirumalgiri, Bala Nagar and Malkajgiri are full. The authorities have put these areas on alert as the lakes have been flowing into roads.
They, however, stated that there was no reason to panic as the inflow to Hussainsagar lake has fallen to 500 Cusecs on Saturday night.