Floods isolate 554 villages in six districts of AP; Third warning issued
2 years, 5 months ago

Floods isolate 554 villages in six districts of AP; Third warning issued

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The flood situation in Godavari worsened on a massive scale on Friday as 21,32,140 cusecs of excess water was discharged into the Bay of Bengal from the Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram by 8 pm. The flood waters surrounded 554 villages in six districts --Alluri Seetharama Raju, Eluru, Konaseema, West Godavari and East Godavari. Eluru collector Venkatesh oversaw supply of essential commodities to two villages -- Koida and Katkuru -- in Velerupadu mandal with help from two Navy helicopters. The disaster management department expected that the flood level may reach 22 lakh to 23 lakh cusecs and it will affect 554 villages in 42 mandal across six districts. Some 20 mandals in Konaseema, eight mandals in East Godavari, five mandals in ASR, four mandals in West Godavari, three in Eluru and two mandals in Kakinada may be affected by the floods.

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Kanimozhi inspects flood-affected areas in Thoothukudi
1 week, 2 days ago

Kanimozhi inspects flood-affected areas in Thoothukudi

The Hindu  

Around 1,585 individuals were accommodated in 33 flood relief shelters across the district, said Thoothukudi Lok Sabha Member K. Kanimozhi. Addressing the media during her inspection, she said that around 1,585 persons had been relocated to flood relief shelters across the district as a precautionary measure due to the flood threat from the Tamirabharani river. During her visit, Ms. Kanimozhi …

90 Villages Marooned in Konaseema
3 months, 1 week ago

90 Villages Marooned in Konaseema

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Nearly ninety villages in Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema District were marooned during the second wave of floods. The Konaseema district collector Mahesh Kumar said 11 villages in four mandals were affected by the floods in the district and seven rehabilitation centres were arranged for the victims. A sum of `4.38 lakh has been proposed as the cost for covering …

Central team arrives in Andhra Pradesh to assess flood damage
3 months, 1 week ago

Central team arrives in Andhra Pradesh to assess flood damage

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: An inter-ministerial central team comprising six members has started inspecting the flood-hit areas of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday to assess the extent of loss to crops and properties. The team members include: Union home joint secretary Anil Subrahmanyam, agriculture welfare director AL Wagmer, surface transport chief engineer Rakesh Kumar, finance consultant RB Koul rural development deputy secretary Pradeep Kumar, …

A.P. floods: About 2.37 lakh people affected in Krishna district
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A.P. floods: About 2.37 lakh people affected in Krishna district

The Hindu  

Balaji has said that nearly 2.37 lakh people were affected due to heavy rains and floods in Krishna district. He said that 41 relief camps have been arranged and food, drinking water, biscuits and milk was distributed to the victims in the rehabilitation camps. Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra, Machilipatnam MP Vallabhaneni Balashowry, Gudivada MLA Venigandla Ramu, along with the officials …

Vijayawada floods: People in flood-hit areas on tenterhooks as water rises again
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Vijayawada floods: People in flood-hit areas on tenterhooks as water rises again

The Hindu  

People in flood-hit Vijayawada return home briefly after power is restored, only to evacuate again due to rising water levels. However, they couldn’t stay there for long because the Budameru rivulet was once again on spate and between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Friday, the floodwater in Ajith Singh Nagar, YSR Colony, Chitti Nagar milk factory area, Nandamuri Nagar, …

Flood threat continues in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema district
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Flood threat continues in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema district

The Hindu  

The threat of floods loomed large in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district as inflows into the Godavari exceeded 10 lakh cusecs as of Friday evening at the Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram. The first Godavari flood warning remained in force at Dowleswaram, where 10.46 lakh cusecs of water was being discharged. In Chintoor Agency in Alluri Sitharama Raju district …

Police arrange pickets as flood water enters villages in Agency areas of Eluru district in Andhra Pradesh
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Police arrange pickets as flood water enters villages in Agency areas of Eluru district in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Eluru district police have arranged pickets to prevent people from crossing the overflowing streams and rivulets at the villages near the Kolleru Lake and in the Agency areas. Police teams led by Nuzvid in-charge Deputy Superintendent of Police D. Sravan Kumar and Pedavegi Circle Inspector Nabi shifted the people living in the low-lying areas to rehabilitation camps on September …

Andhra Pradesh Ministers advocate relocation of low-lying villages in Bapatla district
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Ministers advocate relocation of low-lying villages in Bapatla district

The Hindu  

There is an urgent need for relocation of the villages in the low-lying areas abutting the Krishna River in Repalle Assembly constituency of Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh, Ministers Anagani Satya Prasad and Gottipati Ravi Kumar have observed. Mr. Satya Prasad and Mr. Ravi Kumar on September 4 visited the flooded Lankevani Dibba island village, the last habitation in Bapatla …

Floodwaters recede in areas close to Budameru canal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Floodwaters recede in areas close to Budameru canal

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Several areas inundated due to the floodwaters from Budameru canal here continued to remain under water for the third consecutive day on Tuesday. Ajith Singhnagar, Rajarajeshwari Pet, Vambay Colony, Pipula Road, Payakapuram, Jakkampudi YSR Colony and other areas in the Vijayawada Central constituency were bearing the brunt of the flooding. Many people who were stuck in their homes in …

Kothavalasa Dam in AP Floods; Traffic Halted, Warnings Issued
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kothavalasa Dam in AP Floods; Traffic Halted, Warnings Issued

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Heavy rains on Sunday caused a rapid increase in water flow in the Kothavalasa dam in Parvathipuram Manyam with the district collector, A. Shyam Prasad, ordering the traffic in the area to be stopped, and early warnings issued to the villagers. The flow of flood water at Puttur Causeway and Kothavalasa Dam was monitored. Tehasildar J. Ramulamma was instructed …

Bhadrachalam Normal as Floodwaters Recede
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhadrachalam Normal as Floodwaters Recede

Deccan Chronicle  

Kothagudem: Normalcy returned to Bhadrachalam, particularly around the Sree Seetha Ramachandraswamy temple, which had been surrounded by knee-deep floodwater on Wednesday. The situation improved after the sluice gates of the karakatta were opened, allowing floodwaters to be pumped into the Godavari River using heavy-duty motors. The district collector reportedly issued showcause notices to irrigation and municipal officials for their negligence …

Floods in Godavari Submerge Villages, Relief Efforts Underway
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Floods in Godavari Submerge Villages, Relief Efforts Underway

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Though floods in River Godavari have started receding, many villages in Velerupadu and Kukkunuru mandals of Eluru district and Dr. B.R. People of various villages in Kukkunuru mandal have been accommodated at shelters in Polavaram project rehabilitation colonies at Rayakunta, Kivvaka and Marripadu. People of Kukkunuru said while compensation has been paid to victims of floods who have taken …

AP: Rehab of Polavaram-hit people soon, assure ministers
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AP: Rehab of Polavaram-hit people soon, assure ministers

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Ministers assured Polavaram project-hit people to complete the rehabilitation and resettlement issues and shift them to permanent colonies. The four ministers, Vangalapudi Anitha, Nimmala Ramanaidu, K.Atchannaidu and K. Parthasarathy visited flood-affected areas like Dacharam R&R Colony, Kannayyagutta and other places in Velerupadu mandal of Eluru District. Agriculture minister K.Achannaidu said Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu is keen on helping the …

Flood threat to 45 villages as Godavari and Sabari rivers in spate
5 months ago

Flood threat to 45 villages as Godavari and Sabari rivers in spate

The Hindu  

As many as 45 villages across the Godavari delta are expected to be affected if the outflow at the Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram rises further due to huge inflow of rainwater into the Godavari and Sabari rivers in Andhra Pradesh. The first Godavari flood warning will be issued when the inflow touches 10 lakh cusecs at the SACB. …

Floods paralyse life; massive rescue, relief operations on in four districts in south Tamil Nadu
1 year ago

Floods paralyse life; massive rescue, relief operations on in four districts in south Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Overnight historic rains and flooding paralysed life in the southern districts of Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari on December 18. A massive rescue and relief operation is on with the help of defence forces to evacuate people from marooned homes in the districts, which have been cut off from the rest of Tamil Nadu. In response to the floods in …

Heavy Rains Flood 36 Villages in AP's Satya Sai District, Road Access Cut Off
1 year, 3 months ago

Heavy Rains Flood 36 Villages in AP's Satya Sai District, Road Access Cut Off

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Heavy rains lashed several parts of the region since Saturday night, disrupting life and road communications. Over 36 villages of Kadiri revenue division in Satya Sai district have lost road access due to the overflowing of the Maddileru river canal system. The canal was flooded between Malakavemula, Batrepalli and Rachavaripalli Tanda in Kadiri rural mandal in Satya Sai district. …

Punjab floods: 112 villages still affected, more than 5,000 evacuated
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab floods: 112 villages still affected, more than 5,000 evacuated

Hindustan Times  

Flooding due to release of excess water from Bhakra Dam into the Beas and Sutlej rivers, continued to wreak havoc in the Majha region on Thursday. In Gurdaspur, as many as 70 villages located near Beas river have been affected by the flood with around 5,000 people evacuated to safer locations on Thursday. Several villages were affected in Baba Bakala …

Sigh of relief as water level in Godavari recedes
1 year, 4 months ago

Sigh of relief as water level in Godavari recedes

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The water level in Godavari River started receding on Monday, with a discharge of 13.69 lakh cusecs downstream into the sea from Sir Arthur Cotton barrage at 10 pm. The people as also officials engaged in flood-relief efforts in the erstwhile twin districts of Godavari heaved a sigh of relief. In BR Ambedkar Konaseema district, nearly 3,046 families from …

Floods Continue in Godavari Districts: 312 Villages Marooned
1 year, 4 months ago

Floods Continue in Godavari Districts: 312 Villages Marooned

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The flood situation continues to remain serious in the erstwhile East and West Godavari districts. More than 312 villages were still marooned in Alluri Sitarama Raju, Eluru, BR Ambedkar Konaseema and West Godavari districts. He said that 30 villages in nine mandals have been inundated and 749 families affected. Over 7o rehabilitation centres have been set up and “all …

100 Villages in Merged Mandals Cut Off Due to Godavari Floods
1 year, 5 months ago

100 Villages in Merged Mandals Cut Off Due to Godavari Floods

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: More than 100 villages in merged mandals have been badly hit by the Godavari floods. Nearly 30 villages in Kunavaram mandal, 30 villages in VR Puram of ASR district, 10 in Kukkunuru and 25 in Velerupadu of Eluru district remained cut off as the road connectivity was snapped due to the flooding. More than 600 inhabitants of Vaddigudem left …

Road breached due to floods in G Pedapudi: Road connectivity to four villages snapped
1 year, 5 months ago

Road breached due to floods in G Pedapudi: Road connectivity to four villages snapped

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: A road connecting four villages near G Pedapudi of P Gannavaram mandal in the BR Konaseema district breached on Thursday due to rising water levels in River Godavari. The people refuse to leave the villages for safe places during the floods and instead use boats for getting essential commodities to their homes from G Pedapudi. The collector said eight …

Assam Floods: Many villages submerged, nearly 5 lakh affected amid heavy rain
1 year, 6 months ago

Assam Floods: Many villages submerged, nearly 5 lakh affected amid heavy rain

Live Mint  

The Assam flood situation continues to remain grim with houses washed away and nearly 3 lakh people affected. Nearly 4.96 lakh people have been severely affected in 22 districts of Assam as the flood situation deteriorated on Thursday. According to reports, nearly 2.61 lakh people in 196 villages of Bajali district have been affected by the flood. This is followed …

Fresh floods, erosion in three districts of Assam; over 33,000 affected
2 years, 2 months ago

Fresh floods, erosion in three districts of Assam; over 33,000 affected

Hindustan Times  

Heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh over the past few days triggered fresh floods and erosion in three districts of Assam, state disaster management officials said on Tuesday. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, 46 villages in eight revenue circles of Dhemaji, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur districts are grappling with flood-related situations, and 33,836 persons have been affected so far. …

Floods cut AP transport link to Odisha, Telangana, Chattisgarh
2 years, 3 months ago

Floods cut AP transport link to Odisha, Telangana, Chattisgarh

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The floods in River Godavari, causing a lot of misery, have snapped road connectivity to Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Telangana from the merged mandals of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday. The joint collector of Alluri Seetharama Raju district and Rampachodavaram ITDA project officer Suraj Ganore told Deccan Chronicle that people of three villages in Kunavaram mandal have been evacuated and sent …

Godavari in spate again
2 years, 3 months ago

Godavari in spate again

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The people of merged mandals in Chinturu division of Alluri Seetharama Raju district are again facing the flood problem as River Godavari remains swollen with floodwaters from upstream areas. The first warning was sounded at Bhadrachalam when the water level there touched 45.17 feet while waters were overflowing beyond the first warning level in Kunavaram at 17.76m on Monday …

Collector assures help to flood hit people at Krishna Lanka
2 years, 3 months ago

Collector assures help to flood hit people at Krishna Lanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: NTR district collector S. Dilli Rao visited the flood-affected areas in Krishna Lanka and assured all help to them on Saturday night. Speaking on the occasion, the collector said that floodwater has affected 14 houses in central mandal, 12 houses in east mandal in Krishna Lanka area as nearly five lakh cusecs of water was being discharged from the …

30 villages cut off as old bridge in Kunavaram collapses
2 years, 3 months ago

30 villages cut off as old bridge in Kunavaram collapses

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: An old bridge on the road between Chinturu and V.R. Puram in Alluri Seetharama Raju district collapsed following heavy rains due to depression in Bay of Bengal on Friday. Traffic has also got affected with Jalleru rivulet overflowing near Pattenapalem of Jangareddygudem mandal in Eluru district. Konaseema district received 1,162.8 mm rainfall with an average of 52.9 mm. East …

The great Godavari floods
2 years, 3 months ago

The great Godavari floods

The Hindu  

In the last week of June, Kunja Sai Kumar, a farmer belonging to the Koya tribe, was jubilant as he sat with the 160 families of his community in Mukunuru village for a dinner. “We are apprehensive that the water level in the Godavari will constantly hover above the first flood warning level of 43 ft at Bhadrachalam once the …

Storage of Jayakwadi Dam in Maha Rises to 95 Percent After Rains, Alert Sounded in 16 Villages
2 years, 4 months ago

Storage of Jayakwadi Dam in Maha Rises to 95 Percent After Rains, Alert Sounded in 16 Villages

News 18  

The storage of Jayakwadi dam in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district has gone up to 95.65 per cent as water continues to rise in it due to rains in nearby areas, officials said on Thursday. An alert has been sounded in 16 villages located nearby along the banks of the Godavari river on which the dam in located, Paithan tehsildar Dattatreya Nilawad …

Floods in River Godavari start abating
2 years, 4 months ago

Floods in River Godavari start abating

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Floods in River Godavari have started receding from Saturday evening, as inflows from its tributaries Sabari and Pranahita have come down. Authorities discharged 14.80 lakh cusecs of flood waters till 4 p.m. on Saturday from Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage. People of Kunavaram mandal have decided to undertake a “Bus Yatra’’ to meet Chief Minister Y.S. People of Tekubaka village …

Flood level of Godavari remains steady
2 years, 4 months ago

Flood level of Godavari remains steady

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: As the flood level of River Godavari at Dowleswaram has remained steady till Friday evening, the second level warning continues to remain in force. Water resource officials discharged 14,76,919 causes of excess waters into Bay of Bengal, with the flow continuing to remain same from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday. Flood waters have submerged villages of the …

Only 40 families on Musi bank prone to urban flooding: River board
2 years, 4 months ago

Only 40 families on Musi bank prone to urban flooding: River board

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Although several colonies and thousands of families who live along the Musi banks are at risk of flooding as the city has been receiving heavy rainfall for the past month, the Musi River Development Corporation Limited thinks otherwise. While GHMC and revenue department officials evacuated at least 1,500 families in the Charminar area, the MRDCL authorities claimed that only …

17 flood-prone villages must be evacuated: Survey
2 years, 4 months ago

17 flood-prone villages must be evacuated: Survey

Deccan Chronicle  

KOTHAGUDEM: Families in nearly 17 villages in seven mandals located on the banks of River Godavari should be evacuated and moved to safer places to save them from regular floods, according to a survey. The survey was carried out to identify the most vulnerable and partially flood-affected villages in Charla, Dummugudem, Bhadrachalam, Burgampahad, Aswapuram, Manuguru and Pinapaka mandals. In Dummugudem …

Rebuilding lives an arduous task for flood-hit
2 years, 5 months ago

Rebuilding lives an arduous task for flood-hit

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: It is turning out to be an arduous task for people to re-commence their lives in villages they had to leave when floods in River Godavari hit Alluri Seetharama Raju and Eluru districts. Eluru collector V. Prasanna Venkatesh and joint collector Arun Babu visited these villages by boats or tractors with great difficulty. He instructed officials to arrange 50 …

Shortage of boats hampering relief works in Godavari
2 years, 5 months ago

Shortage of boats hampering relief works in Godavari

The Hindu  

Shortage of boats is hampering relief works in the marooned villages in Eluru and West Godavari districts. As water stagnated for the last eight days, only boats are moving in villages,” said Anisetti Babji of Elamanchili Lanka village. West Godavari District Collector P. Prasanthi said about 150 boats and 174 expert swimmers had been deployed in the flood-hit villages for …

Godavari floods | In a deluge, they are a beacon of hope for the stranded
2 years, 5 months ago

Godavari floods | In a deluge, they are a beacon of hope for the stranded

The Hindu  

Amid the unprecedented floods in the Godavari, rescue and relief operations pose a challenge, and reaching out to the stranded people in the marooned habitations is a daunting task. When this Correspondent joined the relief operation teams in Boori Lanka island, a sarangi said, “Riding the traditional boat is the only skill that can be offered from our side to …

Godavari floods: Over 12K houses damaged
2 years, 5 months ago

Godavari floods: Over 12K houses damaged

Deccan Chronicle  

BHADRACHALAM: Nearly 12,277 houses in 45-gram panchayats in seven mandals including Bhadrachalam, Charla, Dummugudem, Burgampahad, Aswapuram, Manuguru and Pinapaka in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district were damaged as per the preliminary flood damage enumeration reports. About 197 fogging machines, 5,100 bags of bleaching powder, 17 JCBs, 31 dozers, 2009 spraying machines, 13,300 calcium bags, 3300 litres of phenyl, eleven 120-capacity HP motors, five …

AP faces big challenge to provide healthcare to flood-hit people
2 years, 5 months ago

AP faces big challenge to provide healthcare to flood-hit people

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: With floodwater levels receding in River Godavari, Andhra Pradesh faces a big challenge to reach healthcare to the flood-affected villages, where people are vulnerable to waterborne and viral diseases. The health department in coordination with public health, rural water supply, panchayat raj and other departments would ensure sanitation, supply of potable water etc in the flood-affected areas. AP health …

Villages in Konaseema groping in dark
2 years, 5 months ago

Villages in Konaseema groping in dark

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The flood-affected people in Chinturu Agency area and islet villages as also in Konaseema district are groping and in darkness for the past 10 days as there was no possibility of restoration of power yet. Meanwhile, the flood special officer to ASR district Karthikeya Misra said the officials were now giving preference to restoration of traffic and improving the …

Andhra Pradesh: Third warning for Godavari floods withdrawn at Dowleswaram
2 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Third warning for Godavari floods withdrawn at Dowleswaram

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh government has withdrawn the third warning for flood in the Godavari. The affected habitations and islands remained cut-off,” said D. Muralidhar Reddy, Special Officer for flood in Konaseema district. Special Officer for flood in Alluri Sitarama Raju district, Kartikeya Misra on Tuesday said that relief material worth ₹5 crore was being distributed among 47,000 affected families in …

Godavari floods prove engineers wrong about Polavaram impact
2 years, 5 months ago

Godavari floods prove engineers wrong about Polavaram impact

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The Polavaram project-affected families are in a sad plight as the rehabilitation colonies too have been inundated. The people of the merged mandals and the administrations of Polavaram and Devipatnam mandals had repeatedly urged the authorities to settle their R&R packages by bringing their villages under the 41.5 contour instead of the 45.5 contour before taking up the project …

Godavari floods | Over 60,000 people shifted to relief camps from 600 villages in Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 5 months ago

Godavari floods | Over 60,000 people shifted to relief camps from 600 villages in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

More than 60,000 people were shifted to rehabilitation centres from the flood-affected villages in six districts in the State, said the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority officials. A team of APSDMA led by Special Chief Secretary G. Sai Prasad, who has been monitoring the flood situation from APSDMA headquarters at Kunchanapalli in Guntur district, said that 21 Mandals of …

CM Jagan: Senior officials to be in charge of flood hit districts
2 years, 5 months ago

CM Jagan: Senior officials to be in charge of flood hit districts

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Jagan Reddy held a video conference on the Godavari flood relief measures with officials after he did an aerial survey of the flood-hit districts on Friday. Reviewing the situation, the chief minister said a senior official would be assigned to each flood-affected district to monitor the situation and oversee relief measures. Jagan allowed officials to use helicopters …

Andhra Pradesh: 30 villages in West Godavari inundated
2 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: 30 villages in West Godavari inundated

The Hindu  

With the Godavari in spate, about 30 villages in Achanta, Narsapuram and Elamanchili mandals have been inundated and efforts are on to evacuate the affected people. Badava, Doddipatla and other villages have been marooned,” said West Godavari district Collector P. Prasanthi. Civil Supplies Minister K. Venkata Nageswara Rao and ZP Chairman K. Srinivas visited Enuguvani Lanka and Doddipatla villages, near …

Unprecedented flood in Godavari leaves massive trail of loss to Kaleshwaram project
2 years, 5 months ago

Unprecedented flood in Godavari leaves massive trail of loss to Kaleshwaram project

The Hindu  

An unprecedented flood in the river Godavari has left a massive trail of loss to the prestigious Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project by submerging three its five key pump-houses linked to Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla Barrages. The submergence of three pump houses also throws the future of ayacut under the irrigation systems and tanks that were being given water for the …

Godavari Flood fury increasing by hour: 24 lakh cusecs expected by evening
2 years, 5 months ago

Godavari Flood fury increasing by hour: 24 lakh cusecs expected by evening

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The Godavari flood fury was increasing by the hour, with 17,07,047 cusecs of water discharged from Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram that was at 16.40 feet, and a third warning has been issued here. Godavari is swollen with the heavy rains in its upper reaches and transport facility was totally cut off to two villages -- Koida and …

Transport facility for Chinturu agency from Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana disrupted
2 years, 5 months ago

Transport facility for Chinturu agency from Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana disrupted

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Vehicular traffic was disrupted to Chinturu Agency area in Alluri Seetharama Raju district from Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Telangana as the flood waters inundated the respective roadways on Tuesday. More than 370 villages were cut off from main villages in Alluri Seetharama Raju, Konaseema, Eluru and East Godavari districts due to floods caused by swelling of Godavari and its tributary …

Rain hits agricultural crops in 3,101 acres in four districts of AP
2 years, 5 months ago

Rain hits agricultural crops in 3,101 acres in four districts of AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Agriculture crops in over 3,101 acres have been inundated in four AP districts under the influence of incessant rainfall and floods. Based on a preliminary report, paddy nurseries as also paddy and cotton crops were inundated in 247 villages in 49 mandals of East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema and Anakapalli districts. However, with Godavari in …

Flood in Godavari rising, 8 lakh cusecs discharged from Polavaram Project
2 years, 5 months ago

Flood in Godavari rising, 8 lakh cusecs discharged from Polavaram Project

The Hindu  

Officials discharged about 8 lakh cusecs from Polavaram Project and the water level at the spillway was recorded at 33 metres by 10.00 a.m. on July 11, 2022, as the flood level in Godavari River continued to rise. Water level in Godavari was recorded at 50.40 feet, and the flood level may cross the third warning level by afternoon, said …

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