HYDERABAD: Until Tuesday, the Musi River in Hyderabad was struggling to flow, but now it is overflowing. All roads along the river are being vacated and vehicle movement is restricted for fear that the roads will be washed away by the river.
Thirteen of the seventeen gates of the Himayatsagar reservoir were lifted in Hyderabad as the influx continued to increase on Wednesday morning due to heavy rains.
The decision was made when the water level touched its full reservoir level (FRL) of 1,763,500 feet on Tuesday at midnight. At around 1 a.m. Wednesday, four of the 17 gates were raised. Later on Wednesday morning 13 gates were opened at 6 feet due to heavy inflows, almost 22,800 cusecs of water, while the output is around 23,800 cusecs.
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The 17 bridges of the city over the Musi River are receiving a large number of visitors from early Wednesday morning to see the river, which is quite a sight to behold. Police officers are deployed on each of the bridges to restrict public movement. The gates were last raised in 2010.
Residents of Kismatpur, Bandlaguda, Hyderguda, Langar Houz and Karwan along the Musi River were alerted to the flooding last night.
Sangam Ghat near Bapu Ghat in Langer Houz is flooded due to the overflow of the river. HMWSSB authorities, district officials, GHMC disaster rescue teams along with the NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) are undertaking rescue operations along the Musi River.
Water levels at Osman Sagar have also risen, with an inflow of 12,777 cuseus and currently stands at 1777 feet, while the full tank level is 1790 feet.
The Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad is also experiencing a strong influx of water and has reached the full tank level of 513.41 meters. GHMC is draining excess water through all vents located near the Marriott Hotel.
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