Deccan Chronicle 18.08.2009
Temple town under water
Tirupati
Aug. 17: With more than 48 hours of heavy downpour, several low-lying areas in the downhill pilgrim town were water logged. Some places had water five feet deep.
The municipal commissioner, Mr P. Mohan Reddy, accompanied by the health officials rushed to the localities to oversee the clearance works.
Two primary schools and one high school in Sivajyothy Nagar and Thumbuvanigunta areas were submerged in five-feet deep water. The school records, kept in the cupboards, were completely damaged. Furniture and utilities worth about Rs 2 lakh, including fans, electronic goods, books and stationary were also soaked.
Meanwhile, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) will hold a five-day Kareeri Ishti programme to invoke Lord Varuna for copious rains in the state between August 19 to 23. This special ceremony will be performed at Parveta Mandapam in Tirumala. Ritvicks and Veda pandits would participate in the programme in large numbers.
