In Amravati, Eastern Godavari and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh, 1 October (IANS) island villages were submerged due to floods due to floods in the Godavari river.
Road connectivity for some island villages (‘Lanka villages’) was also flooded due to floods.
The water level at Dovelswaram cotton barrage near Rajmundry on Wednesday evening rose to 13.6 feet. The authorities were preparing to issue a second flood warning as the water level is likely to move forward.
The officials were releasing 12.61 lakh water water in the sea. Officials say Godavari was getting heavy income in Maharashtra, Telangana, Dandakarnya as its tributaries, and the areas were flowing nearby.
The water level in Bhadrachal in Telangana rose to 44.90 feet on Wednesday evening. According to Prakhar Jain, Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), there were 12.72 lakh cusecs in Dovelasvaram Barrage.
Godavari Delta and Polavaram backwater regions have been placed on high warnings due to heavy flows in the low -lying areas of Eluru, Alluri Sitaramraju, Consema and East and West and West Godavari districts.
Meanwhile, the Krishna river was also getting heavy influx. According to APSDMA, there were 6.08 lakh cusecs in the Prakas Barrage in Vijayawada, and the second flood warnings continue.
Officials have advised people in low-to-death areas to completely reduce the floods.
Andhra Pradesh Revenue Minister Anagani Satyaprasad held a review meeting with officials in Bapatla district on floods in Krishna river.
He instructed the officials to be cautious and transfer people to relief camps from low-level areas.
In view of the floods in the Krishna River, the authorities have canceled the Humsa Vahana Tepotsavam (Flot Festival).
The decorated boat leaves on Vijaya Dasami to mark the end of the Dasra ceremony at Indirakiladri on Godavari.
The irrigation department has refused to give ‘no objection certificate’ for Tesspotsavam in view of floods.
Meanwhile, the low pressure area in the west-central Gulf of Bengal has intensified in a cyclonic storm and is likely to be intensified in a serious cyclonic storm. On Wednesday evening, it was focused about 400 km from Visakhapatnam, 420 km from Gopalpur (Odisha) and 500 km from Paradip (Odisha).
Under its effect, heavy rainfall
Alli Sitaramraju, Kakinada, Consema, Eastern Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Bapatla and Prakasam districts are light from light to moderate rains.
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