Hyderabad: Two gates of Osman Sagar and one of Himayat Sagar reservoirs in Telangana were raised on Thursday, September 11, as water inches closer to Full Tank Level (FTL) due to heavy downpour and forecast for more, officials said.

The outflow through the Himayat Sagar reservoir is expected to increase to around 1,350 cusecs as the gate is raised from the current 2 feet to 4 feet.

At Osman Sagar reservoir, the outflow is likely to increase by about 460 cusecs after two gates are raised by one foot.

At 4 pm, Osman Sagar reservoir stood at 1789.25 feet against FTL 1790 feet, while Himayat Sagar reservoir 1762.8 feet against FTL 1763.50 feet.

Earlier in the day, the weather department forecasted heavy rain in Telangana. An orange alert was issued for Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Rajanna Sircilla, Kamareddy, Medak, Siddipet, J Bhupalpally and Mahabubabad.