Hyderabad, Aug. 21 -- The Musi River in Hyderabad is going to swell as Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) officials have opened the floodgates of Osman Sagar.

On Wednesday, August 20, the officials opened the floodgates of the reservoir to release excess water.

Two gates of Osman Sagar opened

The officials opened two gates of the reservoir to release 226 cusecs of floodwater into the Musi River.

The decision was taken after the water level in the reservoir reached 1786.60 feet against the full tank level of 1790.50.

Following the heavy rains in Hyderabad, the reservoir is getting an inflow of 1200 cusecs against the outflow of 200 cusecs.

As the Musi River is likely to swell, the authorities advised resi...