Grazing their cattle outside is proving costly for cattle rearers in villages located in industrial areas in Jinnaram mandal with many buffaloes dying after drinking water from lakes and other water bodies.
During the last 10 days, more than 20 buffaloes of farmers from Khajipally, Gaddapotharam, and Kistaipally died after drinking water from water bodies here. Since the industries located around these villages were releasing harmful effluents into the water bodies whenever the area witnessed rain, the water in these water bodies have allegedly turned into poison