People moved to relief camps as Penna in spate
The Hindu
11 gates of Somasila reservoir lifted
A huge 5.31 lakh cusecs of water was discharged by lifting 11 gates of Somasila reservoir as Penna river was in spate following heavy rains in the catchment areas in the neighbourng YSR Kadapa district.
Two units each of the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force were rushed to the flood-affected parts to rescue stranded people as the inflow into the reservoir remained high at 5.56 lakh cusecs on Friday morning. However, the inflow came down to little over 5 lakh cusecs in the evening.
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