Godavari water from Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) was released to Gouravelli reservoir as part of a trial run at Gudatipally village in Akkannapet mandal on Thursday, Toli Ekadashi, an auspicious day as per Telugu almanac.
MLA V. Satish Kumar released the water and it was informed that about 1 tmcft would be released into the reservoir as part of trial run. He also performed puja to the Godavari water before the release.
This is the fifth and last reservoir constructed in the district after formation of Telangana by the BRS government, which has redesigned the irrigation projects to suit the requirements of the newly formed State.
