KRP dam’s water discharge increased , flood alert sounded
The Hindu
The water level in KRP dam reached 50.65 ft on Monday, causing an increase in the discharge through the sluice gates of the dam. The water level crossed 50.65 ft of the dam’s total capacity of 52 ft. Of the total storage level of 1666.29 mcft, the dam’s storage has reached 1513.38 mcft. The inflow of 600 cusecs into the dam was being released as the total outflow.
The water level in KRP dam reached 50.65 ft on Monday, causing an increase in the discharge through the sluice gates of the dam. The water level crossed 50.65 ft of the dam’s total capacity of 52 ft. Of the total storage level of 1666.29 mcft, the dam’s storage has reached 1513.38 mcft. The inflow of 600 cusecs into the dam was being released as the total outflow.
According to the administration, in the wake of the increase in the outflow into Thenpennai river, a flood alert has been issued in the low lying areas of Thenpennai across Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Cuddalore.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.