VIJAYAWADA
1. The High Court ordered that the police should strictly adhere to procedures laid down for opening rowdy sheets and they cannot keep individuals under surveillance on that pretext except in accordance with law. The court said the rowdy sheets challenged in the present batch of writ petitions must be closed immediately upon agreeing with the argument of the aggrieved individuals’ that the relevant provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Police Standing Orders have been violated.
2. The water level in Srisailam dam increased to 857.20 feet against the full reservoir level of 885 feet due to heavy inflows from the upstream. The storage is now 99.10 TMCFT. The government sought permission from the Krishna River Management Board to draw four TMCFT for agriculture purposes. The permission is awaited.
