Krishna river level rises to quell Andhra Pradesh, Telangana power conflict
Hyderabad: The cyclone-related rains in the Krishna catchment areas have considerably eased the ongoing hostility between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on the power front.
Due to moderate to heavy rains in Kurnool, Guntur and Nalgonda districts, heavy inflows have resulted in considerable reduction in the demand for power.
The chief engineer of Krishna Delta Systems has asked the Telangana government not to release water from the Nagarjunasagar Dam through the power house as there has been large scale inundation of villages under the Pulichintala Dam as well as a lot of water flowing into the sea from the Prakasam Barrage.
The Telangana government in turn has responded positively and has stopped utilising water for power generation in Nagarjunasagar dam.
The heavy rains in Nalgonda and Guntur districts above the Pulichintala Dam have submerged villages in both the districts, forcing the dam authorities to release 77,000 cusecs of flood waters downstream into the Krishna river.
Due to the release of 77,000 cusecs of flood waters downstream into the Krishna River, the crest gates at the Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada were opened to release additional floodwaters into the sea.
“The situation may continue for another two to three days; much depends on the rains. We have asked the Telangana government not to release NS Dam waters and they have stopped the same,” said Chief Engineer of Krishna Delta Systems V.S. Ramesh Babu.
The Telangana government has almost stopped power generation from Srisailam except running the units to produce a small quantity of power for grid maintenance.
Rains in Medak, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Ranga Reddy and Mahbubnagar districts have brought down the agriculture power demand considerably since Saturday.
