Lakshmamma (21) and Sujatha (14) drowned when they were washing clothes in the pond.
Sujatha waded into the water to retrieve a bucket that slipped out of her and was flowing with the current.
She soon began drowning. Lakshmamma went to the rescue of Sujatha and drowned, according to police.
Tahsildar M P Maruthi and police officers visited the spot. A case has been registered at the Srirampura police station.
Published 07 May 2011, 17:39 IST