Kurnool: Cracks develop in reservoir walls

Kurnool: Gorakallu reservoir that was built to store water through Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi (GNSS) canal has become a bane for the people of Gorakallu village in Panyam mandal of Kurnool district. It is also the  same reservoir that takes Krishna water to Rayalaseema districts through Gandikota reservoir in Kadapa district. Political leaders across parties demand a solution to the problem of the villagers by rehabilitating them to a safe place.

 Villagers allege that the reservoir was constructed with sub-standard material. As a result, the water is seeping into the village, creating puddles and   rivulets making life miserable for the villagers. Gripped with fear, the villagers of Gorakallu in Panyam mandal had approached the authorities to shift them to safer zones. So far nothing has happened, they say.

The officials started to store water through Galeri Nagari Sujala Sravanthi (GNSS) canal in the reservoir since the last one year. Presently, there is 2.41 TMC of water stored in the dam. Apart from this, the villagers have been demanding to relocate their village along with their agriculture lands. The government has only collected lands under land acquisition process to construct the reservoir. The officials have not shown interest in taking steps to relocate the village as they foresee no problem to the village with reservoir in the future.