Water level
The Hindu
Tirunelveli
The water level in Papanasam dam was 104.10 feet (143 ft max level) with an inflow of 893.87 cusecs and a discharge of 1204.75 cusecs. The water level in Manimuthar dam was 108.25 ft (118 ft) with an inflow of 367 cusecs and a discharge of 475 cusecs. The rainfall (in mm) during the last 24 hours ending 6 a.m. on Sunday was as follows: Papanasam: 32, Servalar: 14, Manimuthar: 18, Kodumudiyar: 3, Ambasamudram: 35.4, Cheranmahadevi: 12.6, Radhapuram: 4, Nanguneri: 3, Kalakkad: 29.4, Moolakaraipatti: 25, Palayamkottai: 3 and Tirunelveli recorded 12 mm rainfall, PWD officials said.
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.