Water problem in summer unlikely as Nagarjuna Sagar & Srisailam levels high

WATER levels in Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam, common reservoirs of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, are more now compared to the corresponding period last year as per the Central Water Commission's bulletin released on January 30.

- S GURU SRIKANTH @Vijayawada

Even the water levels of the five important reservoirs in the State are also high compared to the previous year for the same period, the CWC bulletin revealed.

As of January 30, the water levels in Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam put together were 4.791 billion cubic metres (BCM) as against 1.616 BCM on the same day last year. The normal water levels at this time of the year should be 3.777 BCM. It means 27% surplus water is available in these major projects of both the States.