Tirumala, Oct. 23 -- In a welcome relief for the hill town, the water levels across the five major drinking water reservoirs in Tirumala witnessed a slight rise registering fresh inflows of 61.68 lakh gallons as of Friday morning.
After accounting for a daily draw of 21.60 lakh gallons to meet local requirements and pilgrim demand, a net surplus of 40.08 lakh gallons was successfully added to the overall storage capacity.
According to water monitoring authorities, Kumaradhara dam recorded the highest inflow at 25.14 lakh gallons, all of which was retained as net surplus. Papavinasanam dam, the largest reservoir on the hills, received 20.96 lakh gallons; after utilizing 14.10 lakh gallons, it registered a net addition of 6.86 lakh gallons....