Hyderabad: The unrelenting rain this month has seen Himayattagar receive the entry stream almost to the full level of tank (FTL).
The water level in Himayattagar, which is one of the city’s main drinking water sources, is 1,761.55 feet while FTL is 1,763.50 feet, short only 1.95 feet.
In accordance with Metropolitan Hyderabad Water Supply (HMWS & SB) (HMWS & SB) (HMWS & SB) released on Saturday, the inflow into the reservoir is 209 Cusecs.
“The water level continues to increase in the last five days because of the rain continuously in the water catchment area and therefore Himayattagar almost reached FTL,” V Renuka, Deputy General Manager, told Stoi.
He added that the water board had told Collectorate Hyderabad and other government institutions about the possibility of flooding.
Himayatbar is opened based on the inflows and rainfall reported in the catchment area.
Water level at 1,761.55 feet in the HimayatSagar reservoir on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the surface of the Osmansagar water also rises.
The water level recorded in Osmansagar on Saturday is 1,784.50 feet, while the FTL reservoir is 1,790.50 feet.
However, the Air Council official said they did not observe the flow of reservoir.
“For OSMansagar reaching FTL, it may need a few more days,” said Deputy General Manager, Osmansagar, a Narahari.
At present, the water board is drawing 9.8 million gallons of water from Osmansagar and 7.23 million gallons of water from Himayattagar to supply to the old city and several other parts of Hyderabad.