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Collector said there were chances of Mula thanda in Neredugumma mandal and Singya thanda and Pilya thanda in Kondamallepally mandal being inundated by floods due to heavy rains

The decision to breach the bund was taken after inflows increased to 1.83 lakh cusecs in the early hours of Wednesday.

District Collector Prashant Jeevan Patil said farmers will start bringing cotton produce to the markets in October as cotton plucking had already started in some areas.