People watch the outgoing flood water near 16 thousands cusecs of water from Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada on Saturday. (DC Photo)
VIJAYAWADA: With heavy rains in the upper catchment areas, irrigation authorities on Saturday opened the 19 gates of Prakasam Barrage at Vijayawada by one foot and released around 11,000 cusecs of flood water downstream into the Bay of Bengal.
Currently, the barrage is receiving 17,377 cusecs of flood water with heavy rains upstream and Munneru, the left tributary of Krishna basin, receiving huge flood water.
Krishna Central (KC) division executive engineer P.V.R. Krishna Rao said the upper catchment area is expected to further receive heavy rains in the next three to four days. Thus, flows into Krishna River will be heavier and more water will be released from the Prakasam Barrage.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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