 The river stopped being navigable since the year of Nagarjuna sagar construction.Water planning for Hyderabad city started in 1920 with the tapping of Musi river for 15 Mgd.It progressed to tapping Esi (Himayat Sagar 1927 – 11mgd) and Manjira (1965–1993 – Majira and Singur dams) for another additional 130 Mgd.