Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabu on Saturday released 74,948 cusecs of water into the Krishna from the Srisailam reservoir by lifting three radial crest gates up to a height of 10 feet.
Nandyal MP Pocha Bhrahmananda Reddy, Srisailam MLA Shilpa Chakrapani Reddy, Srisailam Dam Superintending Engineer P. Sreerama Chandra Murthy, Zilla Parishad Chairman Y. Papireddy, and Nandyal District Collector Manazir Jeelani Samoon were present.
Mr. Rambabu, who had arrived at Srisailam on Friday night, told the media that the water level in all the reservoirs in the State this year were likely to reach the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) as rains had arrived early in the catchment area.
