Drone-aided search operation under way to trace the missing fisherman at Kadem dam in Nirmal district on Sunday.
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Drone-aided search operations for a 43-year-old fisherman who was feared drowned in the swirling downstream waters at Kadem dam in Nirmal district on Saturday proved futile, as he could not be traced out till reports last came in late on Sunday evening.
The fisherman, identified as Gangadhar of Kannapur village, was washed away in the gushing waters on Saturday when he had gone downstream of the dam to catch fish, sources said.
As many as 15 crest gates of the dam were lifted on Saturday following heavy inflows into the reservoir from the catchment areas of the Kaddem project. The gates were later closed as the inflows from its upper reaches decreased, sources added.
Police accompanied by the Disaster Response Force personnel conducted an intense search operation by using drones, but in vain.
Meanwhile, Adilabad Collector Rajarshi Shah along with Superintendent of Police Akhil Mahajan inspected the breached stretch of the river bund between Yashwanthguda and Burnoor villages in Adilabad rural mandal on Sunday.
As the Penganga river is in spate owing to release of huge inflows from the upstream areas in neighbouring Maharashtra, people living in the villages along the river course have been asked to remain alert.
Meanwhile, the Praja Vani, the weekly grievance redressal meeting, scheduled to be held on Monday has been cancelled in view of forecast of heavy rains in Adilabad district for the next two days.
Published – August 17, 2025 09:08 pm IST
