TNN | Sep 7, 2011
VIJAYAWADA: People living along the Krishna river bund were on the edge following massive outflow of waters from the Nagarjunasagar into Prakasam barrage on Tuesday. Though the flood situation is completely under control, the authorities did not take any chances as at least 20 relief camps were set up in the city to shift people residing along the river bund.
About 100 agriculture labourers, who went for work in Kotikalapudi Lanka village in Ibrahimpatnam mandal in Krishna district, were rescued by the officials after they were trapped in the flood waters. The workers raised an alarm when the flood waters started inundating their fields making it difficult for them to return in the country boats. Upon information, the revenue officials rushed expert swimmers to the spot and brought them to safety.
Municipal commissioner G Ravi Babu, who began touring the low-lying areas in the late hours of Monday, continued his visits on Tuesday and identified flood-prone colonies. The civic officials with the assistance of revenue, police and irrigation departments started evacuating people from the flood-prone areas.
With the water levels rising steeply at the barrage, the irrigation officials lifted all the 70 gates up to 1 ft height in the morning and released 65,000 cusecs to the downstream. Ravi Babu said that since people from low-lying areas not willing to shift from their houses, they had decided to shift them by force. "Though many colonies in the city are likely to face the flood, the situation is not alarming. We are taking extra care by keeping continuous vigil on the water levels and outflows. Special teams were kept ready to jump into action in case of emergency," Ravi Babu said.
Residents of Krishnalanka, Ranigarithota, Metla Bazar, Balaji Nagar, Geethanagar, Ramalingeswara Nagar and Bhupesh Guptha colony were alerted. Irrigation officials said the inflows at the Prakasam barrage, which was around 2 lakh cusecs at present, could touch three lakh cusecs by late in the night.
The flood level touched a historic 11 lakh cusecs in the barrage in 2009 and keeping that in mind, officials were not taking any chances though the current flood level might not go beyond four lakh cusecs at the barrage. Meanwhile, the outflows from Nagarjunasagar have reduced to 1.8 lakh cusecs on Tuesday from nearly 3.5 lakh cusecs on Monday.
VIJAYAWADA: People living along the Krishna river bund were on the edge following massive outflow of waters from the Nagarjunasagar into Prakasam barrage on Tuesday. Though the flood situation is completely under control, the authorities did not take any chances as at least 20 relief camps were set up in the city to shift people residing along the river bund.
About 100 agriculture labourers, who went for work in Kotikalapudi Lanka village in Ibrahimpatnam mandal in Krishna district, were rescued by the officials after they were trapped in the flood waters. The workers raised an alarm when the flood waters started inundating their fields making it difficult for them to return in the country boats. Upon information, the revenue officials rushed expert swimmers to the spot and brought them to safety.
Municipal commissioner G Ravi Babu, who began touring the low-lying areas in the late hours of Monday, continued his visits on Tuesday and identified flood-prone colonies. The civic officials with the assistance of revenue, police and irrigation departments started evacuating people from the flood-prone areas.
With the water levels rising steeply at the barrage, the irrigation officials lifted all the 70 gates up to 1 ft height in the morning and released 65,000 cusecs to the downstream. Ravi Babu said that since people from low-lying areas not willing to shift from their houses, they had decided to shift them by force. "Though many colonies in the city are likely to face the flood, the situation is not alarming. We are taking extra care by keeping continuous vigil on the water levels and outflows. Special teams were kept ready to jump into action in case of emergency," Ravi Babu said.
Residents of Krishnalanka, Ranigarithota, Metla Bazar, Balaji Nagar, Geethanagar, Ramalingeswara Nagar and Bhupesh Guptha colony were alerted. Irrigation officials said the inflows at the Prakasam barrage, which was around 2 lakh cusecs at present, could touch three lakh cusecs by late in the night.
The flood level touched a historic 11 lakh cusecs in the barrage in 2009 and keeping that in mind, officials were not taking any chances though the current flood level might not go beyond four lakh cusecs at the barrage. Meanwhile, the outflows from Nagarjunasagar have reduced to 1.8 lakh cusecs on Tuesday from nearly 3.5 lakh cusecs on Monday.
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