KSEB told to monitor water levels
The Hindu
Several districts put on orange and yellow alerts this week
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has been asked to closely monitor the storage in reservoirs in view of the heavy rainfall alert sounded for Kerala. Minister for Electricity K. Krishnankutty said on Sunday that the combined storage in dams managed by KSEB stood at 52.57% as of 7 a.m. on Sunday.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.