An official said that a record 5.49 lakh cusecs of water has flown from the Nellore barrage.
Hyderabad:
Unprecedented rains in the past few days in the Penna river catchment area in Andhra Pradesh have caused a record flow of 140 years. Upstream Penna river has received 2 lakh cusecs of water from Annamayya irrigation system in the last few days. Special officer for flood monitoring in Nellore B Rajashekhar said that a record 5.49 lakh cusecs of water has flowed from the Nellore barrage.
The Central Water Commission has informed officials in Andhra Pradesh that such a flow is happening after 140 years. The last time such a large flow occurred was in 1882.
The flow of water has broken the National Highway 16, leading to the loss of Chennai-Kolkata road link near Kovavuru. The highway has now been temporarily restored.
Over 35,000 people have been housed in 90 relief camps set up in Nellore.
There has been no fresh rain since yesterday, so there is no risk of flooding now. Officials said that now the focus is on relief work.
Four days of rains that began last week in Andhra Pradesh have led to floods and cracks in one of the state’s largest reservoirs.
More than 20,000 people have been evacuated from 18 villages that may face floods after the Rayalacheruvu dam broke.
Rayalacheruvu distinguishes Tirupati which is more than five centuries old and was built by Krishnadevaraya. Irrigation officials brought bags of sand and carried out other repair works to ensure that the dam did not break.
In Cuddapah district, a bridge over the Papagni river connecting the towns of Cuddapah and Tadipatri collapsed under the impact of floods.
Sunday’s typhoon caused massive destruction, cutting off the main rail and road links connecting the south and east.
Chennai-Kolkata National Highway-16 had to be closed for traffic in SPS Nellore district following heavy road violations at Padugupadu.
At least 17 express trains on the Chennai-Vijayawada Grand Trunk route were canceled due to flooding of railway tracks at Padugupadu. Three other trains were partially canceled or diverted.
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