Based on an SOS request received from the State Administration Officials on Monday evening at about 5:30 pm to provide a naval helicopter for Search and Rescue (SAR) of a stranded villager who was marooned in the middle of River Suvarnamukhi view flash floods.
About
Swarnamukhi is a river in Andhra Pradesh. It is a perennial river with a unique feature of flowing from south to north.
It was mentioned as Mogaleru in the works of Dhurjati.
The holy Hindu temples of Tirumala and Srikalahasti are located in the river basin.
The Srikalahasteesvara Temple is pious sanctum sanctorum of Lord Shiva and known as ‘Dakshina Kailasam’
Kalyani Dam with 25 million cubic meters live storage was constructed in 1977 across its tributary Kalyani river.
