Reservoir rupture in Tirupati, a temple town in Andhra Pradesh. Water is leaking from the dam.People are afraid that all the nearby villages will be inundated. The rift was found in the bunds around the Rayala Cheruvu, the largest and oldest reservoir in Andhra Pradesh.
This reservoir is located at Ramachandrapuram in Tirupati. Authorities have warned the public to move to higher ground to pick up essentials and documents following the leak in the reservoir. Bonds are in a state of collapse. Authorities are making an announcement asking people to leave the village as soon as possible.
District Collector Hari Narayanan inspected the site along with district police, revenue officials and irrigation staff. All the villagers below were then instructed to evacuate. Currently, the reservoir holds 0.9 TMC of water. It's overflowing. Never before has so much water reached this reservoir.
Efforts are also underway to repair the cracks in the reservoir. Reservoirs and dams in Chittoor district have been flooded due to the inundation of the Swarnamukhi river by the Tirumala hills and other highlands. Tirupati has been under water for four days. It is not raining now, but the water is not gone.
