Andhra Pradesh: Second Warning Issued At Dowaleswaram As Godavari Flood Surge Continues

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the SDRF teams have been positioned in three districts for carrying out rescue and relief operations as several mandals are affected by the flood

A second warning has been signalled at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram.

Source : PTI file

A day after a second warning was sounded in Telangana's Bhadrachalam as the Godavari river reached the 50-foot mark, at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram the second warning signal has been raised as the flood flow in river Godavari rose to 13.19 lakh cusecs (cubic foot of water flow per second) on Thursday morning.

Three teams each of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the SDRF have been positioned in BR Ambedkar Konaseema, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Eluru districts for carrying out rescue and relief operations as several mandals are affected by the flood.

State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) Managing Director, BR Ambedkar, said Collectors of the respective districts have been put on alert in view of the increase in the flood. "We are constantly monitoring the situation from the State Emergency Operations Centre here and taking necessary steps," Ambedkar said.

The Inter-Ministerial Team of officials from the Centre is touring BR Ambedkar Konaseema district to assess the damage caused by the Godavari flood last month.

Meanwhile, the Srisailam reservoir on river Krishna has been filled to the brim, following which over 3.96 lakh cusecs of water has been discharged downstream.

Consequently, the Nagarjuna Sagar dam downstream is also filling up gradually and inching closer to the full reservoir level, according to the Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Information and Management System data.

Dr KL Rao Pulichintala reservoir, further down Nagarjuna Sagar, is receiving about 50,000 cusecs of water and letting out 73,192 cusecs as a flood cushion of about 7 thousand million cubic ft is being maintained.

All crest gates of the Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada have been opened to let out close to one lakh cusecs of flood water into the Bay of Bengal.

(With PTI inputs)