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Two-day rain boosts Telangana dam levels despite monsoon deficit
Two days of rainfall triggered by a recent weather system have pushed up storage in four major irrigation projects in erstwhile Karimnagar district, Telangana. The Yellampally project now holds 18 tmc ft…
The Story in Brief
Two days of rainfall triggered by a recent weather system have pushed up storage in four major irrigation projects in erstwhile Karimnagar district, Telangana. The Yellampally project now holds 18 tmc ft against its 20.175 tmc ft capacity, receiving 13,000 cusecs. Mid Manair reservoir has 21.334 tmc ft against a 27.55 tmc ft capacity and is releasing 5,000 cusecs into Lower Manair Dam, whose storage rose from 5.5 to 6.5 tmc ft in three days. The Upper Manair reservoir is overflowing at its 2 tmc ft capacity.
The Deccan Chronicle reports that the inflows have provided relief after the region received little rain during the first two months of the monsoon. Officials are diverting water from Yellampally to Mid Manair through a flood flow canal, with 11 tmc ft lifted so far. The improved storage is expected to support irrigation and water management for the region.
The Indian Opinion
The usual Telangana tug-of-war over water sharing will sharpen as reports of 'good inflows' get weaponised. Opponents of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme will question whether such energy-intensive pumping is wise when natural inflows are rising. And farmers downstream will see this as proof of surplus to demand. Neither side is wrong on its facts, but both ignore that Yellampally is at 89% capacity while Lower Manair Dam sits at just 27%. The real test is whether the releases to LMD continue steadily or stop the moment publicity photos are taken.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
