All the major dams/reserviors on the Godavari river and its tributaries have been brimming with water almost near their full capacity following heavy rains in the catchment areas for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.
All the 85 crest gates of the Lakshmi (Medigadda) barrage on the Godavari in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district were kept open in free flow condition as the inflow and outflow was recorded at 2.30 lakh cusecs at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday.
With the Saraswathi barrage receiving significant inflows from its upper reaches, as many 49 of the total 66 gates of the barrage were lifted discharging 2.07 lakh cusecs downstream, sources said.
