Polluted water flows out of Kelavarapalli dam, 10-ft high foam blocks K'giri road

HEAVY rain lashed Hosur, Kelavarapalli, and Bengaluru's surroundings on Wednesday night, leading to an increase in inflow to Kelavarapalli dam.

As a precautionary measure, water was discharged from the Kelavarapalli dam.

Subsequently, a foam rose up to ten feet on the Kelavarapalli-Thattiganapalli road on Thursday morning. Locals alleged that the foam was caused by the release of sewage water in the South Pennai river, which reaches Kelavarapalli dam.

Revenue department officials and firefighters from Hosur removed the foam from the road. For over four hours, firefighters struggled to remove the foam from the road. As the road between Kelavarapalli and Thattiganapalli villages was blocked, traffic from Thattiganapalli, Nandhimangalam was diverted to another route to reach Hosur.