Hyderabad, July 30 -- Heavy rains across Telangana over the past few days have increased water inflows into several major reservoirs.

Rain in the upstream catchment areas has also contributed to the rise in water levels, providing relief to farmers who were worried about water shortages.

Officials said inflows have improved in both the Krishna and Godavari river basins.

Jurala reservoir receives strong inflows

On Thursday morning, July 30, the Priyadarshini Jurala Project in the Krishna Basin recorded an inflow of 46,580 cusecs of water.

To manage the rising water levels, Irrigation Department officials released nearly 38,970 cusecs downstream by opening 10 gates to a height of one metre.

The reservoir is currently holding 6.09 thou...