The Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) and Tirupati Municipal Corporation (TMC) have jointly taken up the mammoth task of flood-proofing the temple city of Tirupati ahead of the ensuing monsoon season. In 2021, the heavy downpour atop Tirumala hills made water gush down to leave the city marooned, providing ample proof of the absence of proper channels that were either encroached upon or filled with silt. At Kapila Theertham, the team proposed conducting a hydrological assessment of peak flow, duration, and water availability using gauging and modelling, and using any surplus water for groundwater recharge by constructing a storage pond. The team also assessed the hydrogeological profile of Malvadigundam and the recharge potential on the channel bed for a length of 150-200 metres immediately downstream of Divyaramam (or ‘Nagaravanam’, the urban park). TUDA Secretary N.V. Sreekanth Babu and Water Resources Department Superintending Engineer P. Venkateswara Prasad were present.