The outflow from Jurala project was about 3.22 lakh cusecs at 7 PM on Saturday.

The water level in the project is about 1,038 feet against the full reservoir level of 1,045 feet. The water storage is about 7.9 tmc feet (gross 11 tmc feet). The inflow at Srisailam reservoir at 7 pm on Saturday was about 3.18 lakh cusecs and outflow 9,000 cusecs. The water level is 848 feet (FRL 885 feet).

At Prakasam Barrage, about 67,000 cusecs of water is being let out into the sea.In the Godavari catchment area at Sriram Sagar, the water level at 5 pm on Saturday was about 1,075 feet against the FRL of 1,091 feet.

Meanwhile, chief minister K Rosaiah has directed the authorities to drain out the water that has inundated low-lying areas following incessant rain in the state in the last few days. Before leaving for Guntur today, he reviewed the situation in the state in the wake of the rain.

He told the higher officials to be alert since some rivers were experiencing heavy floods. He directed the collectors to evacuate the areas that faced the threat of inundation.

He gathered details of inflows and outflows in major reservoirs from irrigation officials over the phone. The outflow and inflow from Almatty reservoir was 2.25 lakh cusecs and 2.56 lakh cusecs respectively, Narayanpur 2.33 and 2.23 lakh cusecs, Jurala 3.37 and 2.90 lakh cusecs, he was told. The inflow into Srisailam reservoir was 3.18 lakh cusecs.

Rosaiah wanted panchayat raj and municipal administration officials to be alert to the possible outbreak of seasonal diseases.