Vijayawada: With heavy rains in the catchment area of Krishna River, officials of irrigation department on Saturday lifted seven crust gates by one feet and released 5,075 cusecs water to the sea. Reservoir upstream received a continuous inflow of around 17,000 cusecs in last two days and water level touched the maximum level of 12 feet.Continuous rains in G Konduru, Jaggayyapeta, Nandigama, Kanchikacherla and other upstream parts of Krishna increased flow at Munneru rivulet. Prakasam Barrage , which is receiving inflows from the Godavari through Pattiseema lift irrigation project, received huge inflows from Thursday night and officials released 11,074 cusecs water from all the three canals which include eastern canal, western canal and Guntur channel. Officials are releasing excess water to the sea and alerted villages in downstream as there is a chance of huge inflows in coming two days. Special teams of Krishna district administration asked residents of Pamula Lanka and island residents to be vigilant.District administration alerted fishermen not to enter sea with the warnings of Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA).Chatrai of Krishna district received 2.8 centimetres rain on Saturday and district received an overall surplus of 55% this season.Meanwhile, Prakasam Barrage turned into a hangout place for the denizens. Hundreds of tourists gathered at Barrage enjoyed the cool evening with their family and friends.“It is a great feeling to see reservoir full after seven months. Enjoying cool atmosphere with drizzles on Prakasam Barrage is a great feeling and we used to come along with our family every time when officials release water,” says K Jagadeesh Kumar, an IT professional.Krishnaveni idol near the barrage has become a selfie point and irrigation officials along with city police arranged special security to control denizens from entering into project downstream.Irrigation officials warn youth not to enter river for swimming as there is a chance of drowning.

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