Krishnagiri: The district administration on Monday released water from KRP dam for irrigation purposes on Monday. After opening the sluice gates of the dam, district collector Dr V Jeyachandra Bhanu Reddy said a total of 9,012 acres agriculture land in 16 villages in the district would be benefited from the water for the next 120 days. Currently, 180 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water is being released into the canals. “Right bank canal will get 87cusecs of water while the left bank canal will get 93cusecs water,” the collector said. The collector said they decided to open the sluice gates since the water level in the KRP dam was satisfactory. “We also received pleas from farmers to release water to carry out cultivation.”