Dam constructed across Manair river damaged, sand mafia suspected

 Close on the heels of damage to the Thanugula check dam, another check dam constructed across the Manair river between Adavisomanpalli in Manthani mandal and PV Nagar in Malhar mandal of Jayashankar-Bhupalpally district was found damaged on Wednesday.

The check dam, which was reportedly in good condition on Wednesday



morning, was found damaged by afternoon. Local residents noticed water flowing downstream due to the breach and alerted the officials.

Though the exact cause of the damage is yet to be ascertained, locals suspected that the sand mafia may have deliberately damaged the structure to facilitate illegal transportation of sand.