The Singur multipurpose project in Sangareddy district has recorded its highest-ever inflow of over 200 TMCft, surpassing a 27-year-old record. Despite the surge, only 17.741 TMCft was stored due to restrictions imposed by the National Dam Safety Authority.

Sangareddy: For the first time since its commissioning in 1997-98, the Singur multipurpose project at Singur village in Pulkal mandal has recorded an inflow of over 200 TMCft, surpassing the previous record of 176.50 TMCft set in 1998-99. The heavy and sustained rains in the Manjeera catchment during August and September brought unprecedented volumes into the reservoir.

While over 200 TMCft of water flowed into the project this year, irrigation authorities simultaneously released an equal quantity downstream through power plants

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