Some strategies for condensing information.
Use numbers instead of words
e.g. sixty eight written as 68
Use short substitutes for long words
e.g. maths for mathematics
Use reduced verb forms
e.g. Killed instead of was killed
Use the ‘to-infinitive’ to indicate future time
e.g. relief teams to help the people
Use abbreviations and acronyms
e.g. IAF, AIR
Use condensed spelling of words
e.g. Dept. for Department, Dr. for Doctor

Here is a model answer for paragraphs 2 – 5 from your Reading Passage- A
Heading: Floods in Kurnool
I.28-9-2009
a) No tourists
b) No buses
II. 27-9-2009
a) heavy rainfall
b) damp, cold and cloudy climate
c) pouring rain
III. 28-9-2009
a) river waters entered the streets
b) flood inundating houses
c) 20 lakh cusecs inflow to the Srisailam Dam
d) threat of flood on the banks of the Krishna
e) heart-rending scenes
f) people seeking help to rescue them
Now make notes from the following passage and then summarise it.