Hyderabad: Irrigation officials opened two additional crest gates at the Singur multipurpose project on Saturday, releasing 43,176 cusecs of water into the Manjeera river as inflows surged due to heavy catchment rainfall.

Three gates had already been opened on Friday. With the lifting of gates 6 and 10, a total of five crest gates are now discharging floodwaters. The project received over 24,000 cusecs of inflows on Saturday morning, and engineers indicated that levels would continue rising through the day.

Five gates opened at Singur as inflows swell

The Singur project currently holds 21.849 TMCft of water, compared to its full capacity of 29.91 TMCft. TG Genco is also running the hydropower unit at the reservoir.

Officials issued a high alert to residents downstream along the Manjeera, urging caution as outflows intensified.