Villages submerged as Oluru Rayala Cheruvu tank develops breach

A mates of villages located nether the Oluru Rayala Cheruvu vessel got submerged aft the vessel bund developed a breach and h2o gushed retired successful afloat unit aboriginal connected Thursday (November 06, 2025). According to reports, determination was nary nonaccomplishment of lives reported, nevertheless the residents suffered immense losses successful the signifier of spot and livestock.

The residents of Kalathuru colony successful KVB Puram mandal of Satyavedu Constituency woke up to the dependable of h2o gushing retired of the tank, which was already to its brim acknowledgment to the caller rainfall successful the aftermath of cyclone Montha.

Even earlier the villagers could travel to presumption with the concern and unreserved to the terrace, respective heads of cattle got washed distant successful the swirling waters.

As galore arsenic 500 houses got submerged, but the villagers instantly rushed to the terrace of their houses oregon to upland areas to flight the wrath of the swirling current, frankincense preventing nonaccomplishment of quality lives.

Officials of the irrigation and gross departments led by the District Collector S. Venkateswar rushed to the spot, reviewed the concern and assessed the damage.

Superintendent of Police L. Subbarayudu, on with Deputy Superintendent (Puttur sub-division) Ravi Kumar and unit drawn from KVB Puram, Satyavedu and Pichatur stations, rushed to the spot to show the rescue operations.

After plugging the breach, the h2o level successful the vessel was continuously monitored and alerts sounded to the villagers.

Mr. Subbarayudu appealed to the radical to cooperate with the rescue teams. While appealing to the nationalist not to judge successful rumours oregon alarming messages dispersed connected societal media, helium requested them to dial 112 should immoderate exigency concern arise.

Meanwhile, Satyavedu MLA K. Adimoolam assured to bring normalcy astatine the earliest. The Collector’s squad directed the removal of carcasses of cows and buffaloes from the vicinity of the villages.

As a effect of the breach, h2o flowed into the Kalangi reservoir, which witnessed a important rise. As the concern turned alarming by afternoon, the officials decided to assistance the gates to merchandise the excess h2o downstream.

Revenue Divisional Officer (Sullurpeta) Kiran Mayee directed the Tahsildars of the mandals downstream to alert the residents to enactment disconnected the travel country of the river.