Fishermen turned up in large numbers in their country boats for fishing at Lingalagattu in the downstream of Srisailam project after officials closed the crest gates of the dam and stopped release of water downstream.
With heavy inflows into the Srisailam project in the last two weeks from upstream, the dam is almost full to the brim. However, with the inflows declining steadily since the last couple of days, officials have closed the crest gates of the dam.