TIRUPATI RESERVOIRS CLOSE TO THE BRIM AFTER HEAVY RAINS

12 of 18 Kalangi dam gates opened resulting in inundation of over 2k acres of paddy fields

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Tirupati

RESERVOIRS across Tirupati district are nearing full capacity following three days of continuous rainfall, raising fears of flooding and crop damage.

Authorities are focused on managing the water flow from major dams as inflows surge, threatening low-lying areas and farmlands.

The Kalangi Reservoir, receiving heavy floodwaters, has opened 12 of its 18 gates, each raised by eight feet, to release 15,000 cusecs downstream, resulting in the inundation of over 2,000 acres of paddy fields in Dovarasatram, Thada, Pellakur, Vakadu, and Srikalahasti mandals.

Farmers, already grappling with financial losses from previous planting cycles, now face further devastation as standing crops are submerged.