Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met his counterparts from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh along with Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil in Hospet to discuss the long‑standing Tungabhadra water‑sharing issue. While officials from all three States participated, details of the deliberations were not made public.
Five people drowned in the Tungabhadra River at Mantralayam, Kurnool district, while rescuing a minor girl who slipped into the water. The girl survived, but police and SDRF teams launched operations to recover the victims’ bodies from neighbouring villages
Five persons, including two from Hyderabad, drowned in the River Tungabhadra at Mantralayam in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district while taking a holy dip after attending a pooja.
Three Karnataka students drowned in the Tungabhadra river at Mantralayam, Andhra Pradesh, while bathing and taking photos. Despite warnings about strong currents, they entered the water. One friend survived. Their bodies were recovered on Sunday after a rain-hit search operation
Currently, 60,000 cusecs of water are being released from the Jurala project, with officials warning that the inflow is likely to increase further by midnight
