Rain fury: 21 houses partially damaged in East Godavari; all tourist spots in ASR district closed

The Godavari region continues to carry the burden of harsh weather conditions. In the early hours of Saturday, July 26, 2025, at least 21 houses were damaged due to the heavy wind in Velichintala Gudem in the East Godavari region, while all the touristic places in the Alluri Sitarama Raju region were closed to more orders after the heavy rain polluted the region.

Approximately 20 trees were removed from the roots of Velichintala Gudem in the Gopalapuram mandate of the East Godavari region. The electric poles were also damaged and broke the power supply to the village.

However, the Kovvuru Revenue Department Officer Rani Susmitha said that no losses were reported after examining the village.

Rani Susmitha, “A community hall and a government primary school opened for the relaxation of the affected families. The villagers will stay in these facilities until the power supply is restored. The restoration of power and other facilities is expected until Sunday,” he said.

In the meantime, the National Park in the Papikon and the Park, Gudisa Grassland and waterfalls in other places, including alluri sitarama Raju region Rampachodavaram Agency all tourist places were closed.

Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) Rampachodavaram project manager Katta Simhachalam applied to tourists not to visit the agency until later orders. Simhachalam, “Police, the closure of touristic places was directed to put warning boards,” he said.

Warning at Chintoor Agency

At the Chintoor Agency, Godavari, Sabari and Sileru rivers are at Spate. With heavy entries to these rivers, bay and konda rejection of the tribal people were complied with the expected increase at the water level until Sunday.

The people of the tribal people, one of the Chintoor, VR Puram and Kunavaram latches in the Raju area of Alluri Sitarama, are preparing to move to temporary huts planted in rugged areas to combat the flood situation.

Authorities said that the aid camps will only be established after the second Godavari flood warning was given for the upward flow zones in Bhadrachalam in Telangana.

In the Sir Arthur Cotton Dam in Dowleswaram, the release of 4.36 lakh flood juice into the sea, while the paddy cultivation activity is at full speed, the Godavari Delta.