Two Drown While on Visit to Gubbala Mangamma Thalli Temple

A tragic incident occurred at the Jalleru Reservoir near Aliveru, where two persons drowned while bathing. Tummala Nagaraju (30) and Tummala Ramana (35), residents of Yadavolu village in Devarapalli mandal, had gone with their family members to offer prayers at the Gubbala Mangamma Thalli temple located near the Kamavaram forest area in Buttaigudem mandal. After completing the temple visit, they, along with relatives and friends, went to the nearby Jalleru Reservoir to spend some leisure time.

While bathing in the reservoir, Nagaraju and Ramana accidentally slipped into deeper waters and went missing. Their relatives attempted to rescue them immediately, but their efforts were unsuccessful. Upon receiving information, local police rushed to the spot and launched a search operation with the help of locals. After an intensive search in the reservoir, the bodies of Nagaraju and Ramana were recovered.

The sudden death of the two men has cast a pall of gloom over the area. Family members of the deceased are inconsolable and grieving deeply over the tragic loss.