Question

. What happened to the Sunkesula Barrage when there were massive floods in Kurnool​

Answer 1

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Kurnool and Kadapa districts, which reeled under severe drought conditions and faced acute scarcity of drinking water since the beginning of the year, are now grappling with a flood-like situation with all the rivers and streams in spate and all the reservoirs, including Srisailam, brimming with water owing to heavy rainfall in the last fortnight.

An unprecedented heavy rainfall coupled with heavy inflows into the reservoirs led to availability of ample water in both the districts. The storage in Srisailam reservoir reached the full reservoir level of 885 feet after a gap of three years, and water was released to Nagarjunasagar. The Gajuladinne, Velogodu, Sunkesula and Owk reservoirs were filled owing to heavy inflows. Water was released from the Owk reservoir to Gandikota and Mylavaram reservoirs in Kadapa district downstream. All the streams across Kurnool district are in spate, marooning some villages.