Overview

• Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu held a review meeting on July 5 and instructed officials to finalize preparations days before the scheduled release.
• Under Phase-1 of the Handri–Neeva Sujala Sravanthi Project, 3,850 cusecs will flow into Jeedipalli Reservoir starting July 15.
• Released water will fill the Gollapalli, Marala and Cherlopalli reservoirs before being routed for 15 days to the Penna Ahobilam Balancing Reservoir.
• Official orders call for Phase-II canal releases to the Punganur and Kuppam branch canals by July 31.
• State reservoirs now hold a record 419 TMC of water, up from 182 TMC this time last year, while all districts except Kadapa have reported normal rainfall and optimistic forecasts.