word usage

[sairam]

The government announced that it would ________ water from the krishna river.

a.discharge
b.pour
c.purchase
d.release
e.procure

a and d - both sounds good.can someone please clarify why release is the right word(if it is really)

 

[mmasny]

a and d - both sounds good.

Either sounds good.
OR
Both sound good.
I'm not a teacher.

 

[euncu]

***neither a teacher nor a native-speaker***


The floodgates of the X Dam ( on the Y River) are scheduled to be opened to release water.

 

[Barb_D]

This is a hard question that requires real-world context to know the right answer. Without knowing about the dam, etc., they could all be right except for B.