HLC water diverted due to delay in completing repair works at Kannekal Balancing ReservoirA stitch in time saves nine, goes the saying. And it would have saved precious Tungabhadra water flowing into the State from going waste. The Kannekal tank is the first storage facility after water enters Andhra Pradesh at the 105-km point. Water had stopped flowing in the HLC on February 10 for last season, and water indent was given for release from July 25. Had the water reached the Kannekal tank, the repair work would have been affected.

Source: The Hindu July 25, 2021 18:37 UTC