Godavari floods: Victims cry for restoration works
2 years, 5 months ago

Godavari floods: Victims cry for restoration works

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The Godavari flood-hit areas continue to be in a hopeless state on Thursday. People were seen going back to their villages from relief camps, after flood waters receded in some areas. While there was severe damage to power supply systems in Kukunuru and Velerupadu mandals due to the Godavari floods, restoration works were undertaken on a war footing on Thursday. Superintendent Engineer of APEPDCL Symababu said conductors have changed the transformers and provided power supply to many residential areas. Power Supply systems were damaged in 81 residential areas in Kukunuru mandal and 57 such areas in Velerupadu mandal.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Power cut: Unprecedented flooding plunges Hyderabad city into darkness
4 years, 2 months ago

Power cut: Unprecedented flooding plunges Hyderabad city into darkness

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Heavy winds, waterlogging, uprooting of trees, and damaged electricity poles led to massive disruption of power supply across the city for over 24 hours, leading to blackouts in many parts of Hyderabad well into Wednesday night. According to TSSPDCL officials, heavy rain and winds damaged 686 feeders, out of which power supply has been restored in 671 feeders. Restoring …

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