First Flood Warning Issued at Dowleswaram as Godavari Swells

Vijayawada: As the water level in the Godavari River continued to rise, the first flood warning was passed in the Sir Arthur Cotton Dam in Dowleswaram, after 11.75 feet passed, on Saturday at 20.35 at 8.35 at 8.35 at the sea flow down.

G. Srinivas, the Conservator of the Godavari River, said, uz We are waiting for the water level to increase further, and before starting to fall, there may be 12 lakh cusecs discharge from the dam on Sunday morning. To provide vulnerable flood banks to keep the promotions that do not grow up, we started all standard security protocols during the river course on the river course.

In the meantime, all stakeholders, including revenue, Panchayat Raj and others, warned to initiate the necessary measures for public safety.

Dr. In the Konaseema region of BR Ambedkar, the regional administration reviewed the Godavari flood situation and directed officials to stay in high alarms from income, energy, health, fishing and other departments. Pregnant women in advanced stages would be shifted to the nearby pHCs, children in the flood hits provided with milk and life vests and educated swimmers. The operation of boats, ferries and motor boats in the river with fishing and bathroom is prohibited. For three months, adequate basic materials are stocked near fair price shops close to flood -prone habits.

In the Eluru region, the management took the stock of the situation in the flood hits Kukkunuru and Velurupadu latches, organized basic materials and held a close watch to expand the help if necessary.

On the other hand, Prakhar Jain, General Manager of AP State Disaster Management Authority, said in a statement, Asr, East Godavari, Ambedkar Konaseema, Kakinada, Eluru and Western Godavari regions, especially in low and unprotected areas, to evaluate the necessity to evaluate the necessity to evaluate the necessity and necessity to evaluate the necessity and necessity to evaluate the necessity and necessity to evaluate the necessity and necessity to evaluate the necessity and necessity to evaluate the necessity. said.