Reduction of water level in dam leaves hundreds of thousands of fish dead amid lockdown in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />The incident took place in KRP dam of Krishnagiri district on May 1.<br /><br />The video shows, thousands of dead fish floating in the water and few volunteers along with villagers taking out the dead fish and loading them onto a truck to be buried in a trench.<br /><br />According to the reports, the officials had opened the dam water for the use of villagers in surrounding 30 villages amid lockdown.<br /><br />The dam was the lifeblood for the fishermen and 700 families surrounding the dam. <br /><br />This, in turn, reduced the water level in the dam below the required quantity by 1190 centimetres (39 feet) and had a direct effect on the fish as the water became increasingly muddy. <br /><br />The deas fish were removed and buried nearby. Rejuvenation of the dam will take a long time as the region has witnessed less rain and water supply for Karnataka.
