A permanent solution remains elusive for A.P.’s flood-prone areas
2 years, 5 months ago

A permanent solution remains elusive for A.P.’s flood-prone areas

The Hindu  

The record floods in the Godavari have displaced lakhs of people and left hundreds of villages waterlogged, throwing normal life out of gear for days. A similar flood protection wall project is under way in Vijayawada which has been one of the major urban areas prone to frequent flooding in the State. The construction of a flood protection wall in the Krishna from Kanakadurga Varadhi to Ramalingeswara Nagar alongside Ranigari Thota area of Krishnalanka will be built up to a height of four metres from the river bed level by the end of July. The Water Resources department is also planning to construct two more flood protection walls to protect the city from the flood in the areas upstream and downstream Prakasam Barrage. The upstream flood protection wall will be built up to Bhavanipuram from the Barrage and the other one will be built between Padmavathi Ghat and Kanakadurga Varadhi spanning four municipal wards.

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'We should plan for one Tsunami every 100 years'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'We should plan for one Tsunami every 100 years'

New Indian Express  

In 1802, Madras was the epicentre of a project that eventually led to the discovery that Mount Everest was the tallest peak in the world. The canal, which is about 800 km long from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Chidambaram, and Kosasthalaiyar, Cooum and Adyar rivers that run through the city are a reminder of how Chennai is geographically endowed …

Taxpayers Association demands government to take steps to protect Vijayawada from Budameru floods
3 months ago

Taxpayers Association demands government to take steps to protect Vijayawada from Budameru floods

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Members of the Taxpayers' Association in Vijayawada have demanded that the state government take immediate measures to protect Vijayawada from Budameru floods. The association members sent a memorandum to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, municipal administration and urban development minister Ponguru Narayana and irrigation minister Nimmala Ramanaidu via post and email in this regard on Friday. “Ignoring the expert …

‘Operation Budameru’ to remove encroachments to prevent flooding
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Operation Budameru’ to remove encroachments to prevent flooding

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: NTR District Collector G Srijana has instructed officials to identify and report on encroachments along Budameru rivulet as part of the State government’s priority project, ‘Operation Budameru,’ which aims to provide a permanent solution to flooding. During the meeting, Srijana highlighted that the recent heavy rains in the Budameru area resulted in around 40,000 cusecs of water flooding low-lying …

Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool flood protection wall delayed for over a decade
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool flood protection wall delayed for over a decade

New Indian Express  

KURNOOL: Despite being designed nearly 15 years ago, the construction of a flood safety wall in Kurnool has been delayed, leaving the city vulnerable to recurring floods. The irrigation and revenue departments and the Kurnool Municipal Corporation proposed the wall in late 2007 to prevent flooding from the Tungabhadra and Handri rivers, but the project remains stalled due to political …

Vijayawada city struggles with 0.70 TMCFT of flood water
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Vijayawada city struggles with 0.70 TMCFT of flood water

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority estimated that Vijayawada city has a staggering 0.70 TMCFT of stagnant flood water as on Sunday. While the flood water is receding slowly, the prediction of a fresh spell of heavy to extremely heavy rain on September 8, including in NTR district, due to yet another depression in the Bay of Bengal situated …

Flood at Prakasam Barrage increasing; first warning issued
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Flood at Prakasam Barrage increasing; first warning issued

The Hindu  

The flood waters reaching the Prakasam Barrage constructed across river Krishna in Vijayawada stood at 3.88 lakh cusecs. Long-term plan needed to increase flood discharge capacity of Prakasam Barrage, says Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan Except for four gates, all other gates of the Barrage were lifted to discharge the flood. “Both inflows and outflows at Nagarjuna Sagar Project were 2.99 …

Govt. will find a permanent solution to flooding of Vijayawada by Budameru, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Naidu
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt. will find a permanent solution to flooding of Vijayawada by Budameru, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Naidu

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on September 4 that the State government would work out a permanent solution to prevent flooding of Vijayawada and its surrounding areas by the Budameru rivulet, which was to be largely blamed for the current disaster. Addressing the mediapersons at the Collectorate here, Mr. Naidu said, about 11.43 lakh cusecs of water …

Understanding and tackling urban floods in India
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Understanding and tackling urban floods in India

Hindustan Times  

Given their frequent recurrence in Indian cities, the problem of urban flooding is gaining focus in policy discussions. Indeed, urban floods can cause massive loss of infrastructure, property, and lives, and have a substantial economic impact. To ensure they remain functional and secure, Indian cities must tackle the issue of floods by examining the urban over-densification problem and adopting innovative …

Work on third flood protection wall along the Krishna in Vijayawada nears completion
10 months ago

Work on third flood protection wall along the Krishna in Vijayawada nears completion

The Hindu  

The third phase of construction of the flood retaining wall along the Krishna in Vijayawada is nearing completion. After the construction of the 1.20 km-long second wall, between Varadhi and Koti Nagar was completed in 2022, work on the third wall, between Padmavathi Ghat and Varadhi began. In any case, all construction work on the nearly 5 km-long wall, covering …

Tackling Chennai’s flood problem
1 year ago

Tackling Chennai’s flood problem

The Hindu  

The torrential rains triggered by Cyclone Michaung on December 3-4 in Chennai and its neighbouring districts exposed yet again the limits of urban planning. Eight years ago, the release of water from the Chembarambakkam reservoir, one of the water sources for Chennai, into Adyar in the south was widely cited as the main cause of the floods. The Comptroller and …

Heavy Floods in Godavari Stall Polavaram Works
1 year, 4 months ago

Heavy Floods in Godavari Stall Polavaram Works

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Attempts by the water resources department to continue the works of Polavaram project’s diaphragm wall even during the Godavari floods proved futile. The Polavaram project authorities planned to avoid any disruption to the ongoing works at the D-wall so as to expedite the completion of the project and set up the dewatering equipment with high capacity motors and even …

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 …

Second warning issued as Godavari flood surge continues in AP
2 years, 4 months ago

Second warning issued as Godavari flood surge continues in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

AMARAVATI: The second warning signal has been raised at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram as the flood flow in river Godavari rose to 13.19 lakh cusecs on Thursday morning. State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director B R Ambedkar said Collectors of the respective districts have been put on alert in view of the increase in the flood. …

Second Warning Issued as Godavari Flood Surge Continues in AP; NDRF and SDRF Teams on Alert
2 years, 4 months ago

Second Warning Issued as Godavari Flood Surge Continues in AP; NDRF and SDRF Teams on Alert

News 18  

The second warning signal has been raised at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram as the flood flow in river Godavari rose to 13.19 lakh cusecs on Thursday morning. State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director B R Ambedkar said collectors of the respective districts have been put on alert in view of the increase in the flood. The …

TS urges AP to do a Polavaram backwaters impact study
2 years, 4 months ago

TS urges AP to do a Polavaram backwaters impact study

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana appears to have decided that it will continue to pursue the theory that the Polavaram project on River Godavari, and the project’s backwaters, are the prime culprits that led to the recent floods in the temple town of Bhadrachalam, where in 99 villages were flooded. In a letter to the Polavaram Project Authority, the engineer-in-chief of the Telangana …

Governor visits flood-hit areas, promises to highlight victims’ issues
2 years, 5 months ago

Governor visits flood-hit areas, promises to highlight victims’ issues

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhadradri: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday visited flood-hit areas of Aswapuram mandal in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district and interacted with victims to take stock of the situation. Soundararajan navigated the muddy roads of Chintiryala village to call upon the flood victims, and also visited Pamulapalli, located in Aswapuram mandal. I will write to the government about your problems of you.” The Governor’s …

Engineers call for mitigation measures to safeguard Kaleshwaram project
2 years, 5 months ago

Engineers call for mitigation measures to safeguard Kaleshwaram project

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Retired Engineers Association on Friday called for several mitigation measures to prevent a recurrence of submergence of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme pump houses and to keep the Kadam dam safe from any future heavy flood event that could yet again allow River Godavari to rampage through the projects. TREA, in a statement after a meeting of its …

Major UP Rivers Flowing Above Danger Mark, 536 Villages in 16 Districts Hit by Floods
4 years, 4 months ago

Major UP Rivers Flowing Above Danger Mark, 536 Villages in 16 Districts Hit by Floods

News 18  

Major rivers in Uttar Pradesh continued to flow above the danger mark at some places of the state where 536 villages in 16 districts have been hit by floods, officials said on Wednesday. The Sharda river in Lakhimpur Kheri's Palia Kalan, the Saryu river at Barabanki's Elgin Bridge, Ayodhya and Ballia's Turtipar, and the Rapti at Gorakhpur's Bird Ghat were …

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