Portion of ‘Kodungai’ in temple gopuram falls
The Hindu
A small portion of ‘Kodungai’ (sun shade) from one of the tiers of the Damodara Krishna Gopuram at Keezha Vaasal in Srirangam was found broken and the debris had fallen to the ground on Monday morning
A small portion of ‘Kodungai’ (sun shade) from one of the tiers of the Damodara Krishna Gopuram at Keezha Vaasal in Srirangam was found broken and the debris had fallen to the ground on Monday morning. The HR & CE Department officials said the broken portion would be replaced soon in consultation with the ‘sthapathi’. The Damodara Krishna Gopuram is situated on the eastern side of the Vellai Gopuram of the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple.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.