Sirgapur mandal in Sangareddy district has recorded Telangana’s highest Southwest monsoon rainfall, receiving 919 mm as of August 10. The abundant rains have replenished groundwater, filled water bodies and caused the Nallavagu irrigation project to overflow for four days
Residents of Gairan Thanda in Sangareddy district have renewed their demand for a high-level bridge, as the overflowing stream continues to cut off the tribal hamlet during the monsoon, disrupting education, emergency services and daily life despite earlier intervention by the NCST.
The Nallavagu irrigation project at Sirgapur turned surplus after heavy rainfall in its catchment area, benefiting farmers in Sangareddy and Kamareddy districts. Water was released into both canals, while the Pocharam dam and Ghanpur anicut continued to overflow due to persistent rains.
Students of a social welfare residential school in Sangareddy staged a protest alleging insect-infested food, lack of power and water, and abuse by the warden. Student organisations joined the agitation, demanding immediate action and the warden’s suspension.
An inmate of a residential school at Nallavagu passed away due to ill health. The parents of the student staged a protest holding the management responsible for his death
A tributary of Godavari in Sangareddy district received heavy rainfall, the project ,which has storage capacity of 746MCft, was overflowing from early morning on Sunday.
