Submerge standing crops, water reaches NH 65For the first time in the district in more than a decade, two tanks — Devuni Cheruvu at Kandi and Mallepally tank — breached in the wee hours of Sunday. According to sources, the bund of the tank breached between Mallepally and Charlagopularam at about 1 a.m. cutting off the road connecting the two villages. Villagers alleged gross negligence of officials that led to the breach. But now, it has damaged crops and the tank breached,” P. Ravinder Reddy, one of the villagers, told The Hindu. The Devuni Cheruvu at Kandi mandal headquarters breached and water reached the low lying areas.

Source: The Hindu October 18, 2020 19:32 UTC