“Karnataka Government will extend full support to Foxconn. We will provide everything from water, electricity, and roads to legal assistance,” Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was quoted as saying. He held a meeting with Foxconn Chairman Young Liu at Bengaluru on Friday.
Earlier, a team of Andhra Pradesh experts met with dam engineers to review the temporary measures at the site where the gate was washed away and to discuss efforts to install a new gate. The team, led by Design Department Chief Engineer T. Kumar, includes Superintending Engineer Shiva Kumar Reddy and Executive Engineer Venugopal Reddy.
A flood alert has been sounded in the downstream pockets of Tungabhadra Dam as one of its 33 gates snapped and was washed away in the impact of heavy floods
Cultural troupes from across Telangana State entertained the visitors on the procession route while the youth danced to the ‘teen maar’ beat and the DJ songs all through the five kilometer distance.
The Krishna catchment in Maharashtra and Karnataka continued to receive heavy rains and the inflows into the Upper Krishna projects right from Almatti remained on the rise.