Gates of twin reservoirs lifted
The Hindu
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Four gates of the Osmansagar and one gate of the Himayatsagar reservoirs have been lifted to release flood water into the Musi River.
A statement from the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board informed that two gates of Osmansagar reservoir were lifted on Monday, while two other gates had been lifted on September 23. All the four gates have been lifted by a foot to release 480 cusecs of water into the river.
By lifting a gate of the Himayatsagar, 250 cusecs of water is being let downstream.
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