Tiruchi tanks also full
The Hindu
In Tiruchi district, 184 of the total 1,348 tanks under the control of PWD RC Division, Ariyar Division, Tiruchi Corporation, town and village panchayats, have filled up.Of the 98 rainfed tanks under
In Tiruchi district, 184 of the total 1,348 tanks under the control of PWD RC Division, Ariyar Division, Tiruchi Corporation, town and village panchayats, have filled up.
Of the 98 rainfed tanks under Ariyar division, 32 have filled up . Eight of the 76 tanks under RC division have reached their full capacity and 40 others had more than 90% of their storage. As many as 125 tanks under village panchayats had filled up.
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.