As many as 10 gates of the Kadem dam in Nirmal district were lifted to a height of 10 ft. on Sunday to release 1.25 lakh cusecs of water into the Godavari, following heavy inflows.
About 1 lakh cusecs of water is flowing into the reservoir, owing to heavy overnight rainfall in Adilabad district’s catchment area.
Water level is being maintained at 698.397 ft against a full reservoir level of 700 ft.