Following the IMD’s orange alert for heavy rain, HMWSSB began releasing water from Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar on Saturday. Four gates of Osman Sagar and one gate of Himayat Sagar were lifted, with plans to release 5,000 cusecs downstream.

Hyderabad: With the IMD issuing an orange alert forecasting rain on Saturday, the HMWSSB as a precautionary measure started releasing water from Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar.

In view of the weather alert, the HMWSSB Managing Director K Ashok Rddy visited the twin reservoirs along with officials and assessed the situation. The revenue and other line departments were also advised to stay vigilant and monitor the situation continuously.

Four gates of Osman Sagar (Gandipet) reservoir were raised by 2 ft height releasing 920 cusecs of water. Curren

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