(LiveMint)
With the Godavari and Krishna in spate amid heavy rains, the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday issued its second flood warning for the East and West Godavari districts. District authorities have already evacuated over 1,000 people after the first warning was issued on Sunday evening when water levels at the Arthur Cotton Barrage in Dowleswaram, downstream of the Godavari, crossed the danger mark.
According to the AP Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), the water level at the barrage touched 13 feet, well over the maximum height of 11 feet. “All officials have been asked to be alert. As of now the situation is in control, but if there is a third warning then the matter will be grave,” said an APSDMA official, requesting anonymity. An official at the Andhra Pradesh Real Time Governance Society, a government body, said the first flood warning was issued when the water level at the Dowleswaram barrage touched the danger mark on Sunday evening. “Over 170 gates of the barrage have been opened to let the water out into the sea,” he said, requesting anonymity.
