Many streams and brooks, including the Galeru, Paaleru, Nippuvaagu and Sankalavaagu, are the main sources of flood water.

[2] The villages and the Nandyal town located close to the Kundu River are affected by frequent floods, incurring heavy losses to properties and farmlands.

There has been a widespread demand to construct a protective wall along the passage of Kundu at the outskirts of Nandyal.

Kundu Porata Samithi, under the leadership of Kamini Venugopala Reddy, have been demanding to construct check dams and storage reservoirs across the rivulets wherever possible.

[5] The well-known engineer Dr. Sri Rami Reddy submitted a permanent formula citing solutions to prevent floods and to use the water effectively for the entire region of Rayalaseema.

[6] A peculiar characteristic of Kundu Valley is that there is no underground drinking water up to 10 km on each side of the river bank.