Date:09/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/09/stories/2008070960370500.htm

Andhra Pradesh

A shadow of its past

— PHOTO: P.V. SIVAKUMAR

Desolate picture: The once placid Himayatsagar lake, the source of drinking water to the twin cities, stands parched with the monsoon playing truant.