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As part of it, 10 gates were lifted by 20 feet, and 4,50,064 lakh cusecs of water were released downstream.
The flood water level of the Krishna river is rising continuously at the Srisailam dam in AP. As part of it, 10 gates were lifted by 20 feet, and 4,50,064 lakh cusecs of water were released downstream.
The outflow was 5,22,318 cusecs. The full water level of the project was 885 feet, but now it has reached 882.20 feet. The hydropower station is still continuing to generate electricity.
The full water storage of the reservoir is 215.8 TMCs, and the current water storage is 204.7 TMCs. The number of visitors has also increased to see the dam.
Srisailam Dam is constructed across the Krishna River, and it is located in Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh and Nagarkurnool district of Telangana, near Srisailam temple.
Notably, the dam is the second-largest-capacity working hydroelectric station in India. The Srisailam project began in 1960. After several delays, the main dam was finally completed on July 26, 1980.
Srisailam right main canal (SRMC) is constructed with a 44,000-cusec capacity at a reservoir level of 269.22 meters. The left bank canal will receive water by gravity through tunnels to irrigate lands in Nalgonda district.
The dam is serving as a lower-level reservoir, and it has the potential to install 77,000 MW of high-head pumped storage hydroelectric plants on its right side.
