RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: After the first warning was issued at Dowleswaram Barrage near Rajamahendravaram on Monday, the second flood warning is expected to come into force by Tuesday morning. The inflows to the Godavari River rose to 12 lakh cusecs by Monday afternoon. The warning will be triggered once the flows surpasses 13 lakh cusecs.
According to Dowleswaram Barrage Superintending Engineer G Srinivasa Rao, a second warning level has already been issued at Bhadrachalam, and project authorities have lifted 48 gates, and all 175 crest gates at the barrage have been opened to release water into the sea.
The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) to prepare their forces for deployment in affected areas.
The Sabari River is in spate, causing flooding in the Chinturu agency in ASR district, inundating several habitations. The flood has impacted four mandals—VR Puram, Yetapaka, Chintur, and Kunavaram—in ASR district, as well as Velerupadu and Kukkunu in Eluru district, and Devipatnam mandal in Rampachodavaram revenue division. Consequently, the district administrations of East Godavari, West Godavari, Kakinada, ASR, Konaseema, and Eluru have been put on high alert.
Following directions from East Godavari district Collector P Prasanti, authorities evacuated 175 families from island villages, relocating them to safer places. Floodwater from Yerrakaluva and Kovvada Kalva inundated horticulture and paddy fields in Tallapudi, Peravali, Nidadavolu, and Kovvur mandals in East Godavari.
In West Godavari, a breach in the Gosthani River bund submerged the ST Colony in Guttulavaripalem in Palakoderu mandal on Sunday. Collector C Nagarani promptly addressed the breach with sandbags, providing food and drinking water to the flood victims.
Eluru Collector K Vetri Selvi toured Velairpadu and Kukkunu mandals, relocating 28 pregnant women to Jangareddygudem government hospital. She visited Kowdinyamukti, Chakarapallu and Dacharam Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) colonies. Joint Collector B Lavanyaveni visited Gommugudem village, moving 170 families to relief centres. Additionally, 148 families from Repakagommu were shifted to Marripadu R&R Colony.
ASR district Collector AS Dinesh Kumar reviewed the situation with officials in Chinturu mandal, noting that 226 pregnant women were relocated to various primary health centres (PHCs) from flood-hit villages.