Flood alert sounded for Hyderabad’s Musi river

Hyderabad(Hyd): Officials have sounded flood alert in Musi river here as the water levels within the 2 reservoirs upstream have approached to the brim following heavy rains in catchment regions.

With massive inflows into Himayat Sagar & Osman Sagar, the officials are likely to declare the excess flood water into Musi, that passes using the city.

Authorities stated Sat. night that Osman Sagar is complete & it’s getting an inflow of 20,000 cusecs. “Gates may be opened any time,” they stated.

Greater Hyderabad(Hyd) Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has inquired all deputy commissioners & zonal commissioners of Golconda, Asif Nagar, Bahadurpura, Nampally, Charminar, AHimayath Nagar & Saidabad to be on high alert for inundation & evacuation in case want arises.

Complete Tank Level (FTL) of Osman Sagar is 1,753 ft. The iconic reservoir was passed for the past quite a few yrs..

Meantime, the gates of Himayat Sagar are also likely to be opened Sat. night as the reservoir is getting massive inflows because of heavy rainfall within the catchment regions.

The water level in Himayat Sagar approached 1756 ft over its complete tank level of 1763.50 ft. Flood gates going to be opened once the water level approaches 1760 ft.

Hyderabad(Hyd) Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar advised citizens in regions on the banks of the river to be alert. “Because of heavy rains within the catchment regions of Musi River, flash floods may come after midnight. It’s best to be alert within the low cunning regions on Musi Bank like Kishanbagh, Ziaguda, Puranapul, MGBS, Chaderghat, Golnaka,” he stated.

Heavy rains were pounding Hyderabad(Hyd) & surrounding dists from Fri.. Multiple parts of Ranga reddy dist. involving catchment regions of Himayat Sagar & Osman Sagar got heavy rainfall from Fri. night.