Andhra floodings: Godavari gets to 3rd flooding advising mark at Dowleswaram
Given the rainfalls in the top catchment locations in Maharashtra as well as Telangana, the following surge in flooding water degrees might cause the highest possible flooding in Godavari in 36 years.
Flooded town in Eluru area in Andhra Pradesh
Hundreds of towns in Andhra Pradesh, mostly the lankas (island towns), along the training course of Godavari are reeling under among the most awful floodings seen in 36 years, as the puffy river has actually been releasing 19.05 lakh cusecs of water since the early morning of Friday, July 15. The flooding went across the 3rd threat signal at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram inAndhra Pradesh Special Chief Secretary (Revenue-Disaster Management) G Sai Prasad, that has actually been keeping track of the scenario from the State Emergency Operations Centre right here, stated the discharge at Cotton Barrage might touch 22-23 lakh cusecs over the following couple of hrs. .
Given the rainfalls in the top catchment locations in Maharashtra as well as Telangana as well as the following surge in flooding water degrees, authorities prepare for a discharge of over 24 lakh cusecs over the following 2 days. This will certainly be the highest possible flooding in Godavari, after the one in 1986. “As many as 554 villages under 42 mandals in six districts will face the impact of flood if the level touches 20 lakh cusecs at Cotton Barrage. Hence, we are accordingly alerting the district authorities concerned on the situation,” Sai Prasad stated. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will certainly carry out an airborne study on Friday mid-day to analyze the destruction triggered by the Godavari flooding. The influence of the flooding might be really felt in 20 mandals in Konaseema area, 8 mandals in East Godavari, 5 in Alluri Sitarama Raju, 4 in West Godavari, 3 in Eluru as well as 2 in Kakinada areas, according to theState Disaster Management Authority
With Godavari transforming much more savage by the hr, the variety of NDRF groups have actually been boosted to 8 as well as SDRF to 10 for performing rescue as well as alleviation procedures. A helicopter of the Indian Navy has actually additionally been pushed right into solution for emergency situation procedures. Meanwhile, river Krishna as well has actually been obtaining a consistent flooding circulation with the Srisailam storage tank tape-recording an inflow of 1,46,278 cusecs on Friday early morning. The present storage space degree was 56.38 tmc feet versus the complete storage tank degree of 215.81 tmc feet, leaving a flooding pillow of 159.43 tmc ft.
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“As per current information, the flood flow may touch 20 lakh cusecs by Friday evening and go further up the next day. We have been asked to prepare for a flood of up to 28 lakh cusecs,” an area Collector informed PTI over phone. Accordingly, earnings as well as watering division authorities carried out a procedure to determine vulnerable points along the Godavari river bund as well as mapped a minimum of 6 such at risk locations. “We have accordingly started taking protective measures. We have also identified at least 36 villages that need to be fully evacuated if the flood surge continues,” the authorities included.
State Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma, that examined the scenario via a videoconference with Collectors of Alluri Sitarama Raju, Konaseema, Eluru, West as well as East Godavari areas, guided them to leave citizens from low-lying locations under the Polavaram task to more secure areas as well as prolong alleviation. In Konaseema area, concerning 17,000 individuals from 36 island towns need to be left to security. In West Godavari area as well, individuals from 18 towns need to be moved. Accordingly, the earnings authorities are making plans to open alleviation camps at more secure areas as well as change individuals from at risk towns.
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The Indian Navy on Thursday carried out rescue as well as alleviation procedures in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru area, which continued to be removed as a result of enormous flooding after the Godavari river transformed savage. A helicopter of the Indian Navy has actually been pushed right into solution to move crucial assets in Velerupadu mandal in Eluru area that continued to be removed as a result of enormous flooding. “In response to a request received from the Eluru district administration for rescue and relief operations due to massive flooding of the Godavari River, the Indian Navy launched two medium-lift UH3H helicopters from INS Dega at Visakhapatnam on July 14 for providing humanitarian assistance to the water-locked areas of Koida (7 habitations) and Katkur (9 habitations) in Velairpadu Mandal,” the Navy stated in a declaration.
The helicopters air-dropped alleviation product, consisting of crucial food products, medications, milk, bread, to the marooned citizens, it stated. So much, over 2,000 kg of alleviation product has actually been provided by the helicopters running from Rajahmundry airport terminal, it included.
Given the rainfalls in the top catchment locations in Maharashtra as well as Telangana as well as the following surge in flooding water degrees, authorities prepare for a discharge of over 24 lakh cusecs over the following 2 days. This will certainly be the highest possible flooding in Godavari, after the one in 1986. “As many as 554 villages under 42 mandals in six districts will face the impact of flood if the level touches 20 lakh cusecs at Cotton Barrage. Hence, we are accordingly alerting the district authorities concerned on the situation,” Sai Prasad stated. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will certainly carry out an airborne study on Friday mid-day to analyze the destruction triggered by the Godavari flooding. The influence of the flooding might be really felt in 20 mandals in Konaseema area, 8 mandals in East Godavari, 5 in Alluri Sitarama Raju, 4 in West Godavari, 3 in Eluru as well as 2 in Kakinada areas, according to theState Disaster Management Authority
With Godavari transforming much more savage by the hr, the variety of NDRF groups have actually been boosted to 8 as well as SDRF to 10 for performing rescue as well as alleviation procedures. A helicopter of the Indian Navy has actually additionally been pushed right into solution for emergency situation procedures. Meanwhile, river Krishna as well has actually been obtaining a consistent flooding circulation with the Srisailam storage tank tape-recording an inflow of 1,46,278 cusecs on Friday early morning. The present storage space degree was 56.38 tmc feet versus the complete storage tank degree of 215.81 tmc feet, leaving a flooding pillow of 159.43 tmc ft.
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“As per current information, the flood flow may touch 20 lakh cusecs by Friday evening and go further up the next day. We have been asked to prepare for a flood of up to 28 lakh cusecs,” an area Collector informed PTI over phone. Accordingly, earnings as well as watering division authorities carried out a procedure to determine vulnerable points along the Godavari river bund as well as mapped a minimum of 6 such at risk locations. “We have accordingly started taking protective measures. We have also identified at least 36 villages that need to be fully evacuated if the flood surge continues,” the authorities included.
State Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma, that examined the scenario via a videoconference with Collectors of Alluri Sitarama Raju, Konaseema, Eluru, West as well as East Godavari areas, guided them to leave citizens from low-lying locations under the Polavaram task to more secure areas as well as prolong alleviation. In Konaseema area, concerning 17,000 individuals from 36 island towns need to be left to security. In West Godavari area as well, individuals from 18 towns need to be moved. Accordingly, the earnings authorities are making plans to open alleviation camps at more secure areas as well as change individuals from at risk towns.
Read: Nearly 20,000 individuals in Telangana as well as 12,000 in Andhra moved to alleviation camps.
The Indian Navy on Thursday carried out rescue as well as alleviation procedures in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru area, which continued to be removed as a result of enormous flooding after the Godavari river transformed savage. A helicopter of the Indian Navy has actually been pushed right into solution to move crucial assets in Velerupadu mandal in Eluru area that continued to be removed as a result of enormous flooding. “In response to a request received from the Eluru district administration for rescue and relief operations due to massive flooding of the Godavari River, the Indian Navy launched two medium-lift UH3H helicopters from INS Dega at Visakhapatnam on July 14 for providing humanitarian assistance to the water-locked areas of Koida (7 habitations) and Katkur (9 habitations) in Velairpadu Mandal,” the Navy stated in a declaration.
The helicopters air-dropped alleviation product, consisting of crucial food products, medications, milk, bread, to the marooned citizens, it stated. So much, over 2,000 kg of alleviation product has actually been provided by the helicopters running from Rajahmundry airport terminal, it included.
