VIJAYAWADA: In the last week of June, the State recorded 50.2% excess rainfall than normal, and the onset of Southwest Monsoon was on time. However, things have changed since then, and on July 30, the water levels in various reservoirs stood at 444.94 TMC, which is 45.24% of FRL of 983.49 TMC. According to the data of the State Planning …
The south west monsoon gained momentum with widespread rain in the Western Ghats. Pilloor reservoir, the city’s one of the major drinking water service provider, was receiving around 6,000 cusecs of water and the water level stood at 86 ft as against the Full Reservoir Level of 100 ft. As a matter of precaution, 6,000 cusecs of water was being …