Out of five mandals in Srisailam having around 1.9 lakh voters, the problem of water shortage is acute in Srisailam and Atmakur mandals.
Krishna river near Srisailam dam. (Wikimedia)
Many of the residents of Sunnipenta village in Srisailam mandal, 5-7 km away from the Srisailam dam, are getting piped water supply once a week. The low level of water in the dam owing to lack of rainfall has further aggravated Srisailam’s water woes and it has taken centre-stage in the political campaign ahead of the Andhra Assembly polls.