SRSP, Nizamsagar Water Reserved for Drinking Needs
SRSP storage falls to 36.075 tmc ft; officials assess supplies to north Telangana districts
Nizamabad: Officials are reviewing water availability in the Sriramsagar and Nizamsagar projects to ensure drinking water supplies to north Telangana districts amid concerns over the El Nino effect.
Irrigation and rural water supply officials are assessing requirements to prevent shortages in villages and municipalities in the coming days.
The Sriramsagar project (SRSP) water level stood at 1,076.40 feet on Friday, against its full reservoir level of 1,091 feet. From June 1, 2026, to Friday, the project received 42.618 tmc ft of water from the Godavari, while 22.754 tmc ft had been released as outflow.
On the same day last year, the water level stood at 1,091 feet, with storage of 80.50tmc- ft. The current storage is 36.075tmc-ft, against the gross storage capacity of 80.50tmc-ft.
SRSP officials released 231 cusecs of water for drinking purposes through the Mission Bhagiratha scheme. Of this, 61 cusecs were allocated to Korutla and Jagtial municipalities, 63 cusecs to Adilabad and Nirmal, and 108 cusecs to Armoor, Nizamabad and Kamareddy.
The project’s total outflow stood at 735 cusecs, including 150 cusecs released into the Kakatiya main canal. Evaporation losses were recorded at 354 cusecs.
At Nizamsagar, the water level stood at 1,398.49 feet, against the full reservoir level of 1,405 feet. Of the project’s gross storage capacity of 17.802tmc-ft, the available storage was 9.808tmc-ft.
There was no inflow from the Manjeera river into the project. An outflow of 200 cusecs through the main canal continued.
Meanwhile, Nizamabad collector Ila Tripathi alerted officials to the risk of drinking water shortages and directed Mission Bhagiratha and municipal authorities to take preventive measures.
