Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu orders urgent relief measures in flood-hit areas
The Chief Minister directs officials to expedite the process of restoration of power supply, distribute 50 kg of rice to each fisherfolk family, and evolve plans to construct two barrages, one upstream and another downstream of Prakasam Barrage, to impound local floodwaters
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials on Saturday to expedite relief measures in flood-stricken regions following heavy rains caused by a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal. Speaking in a teleconference with key ministers and officials, Naidu ordered an urgent restoration of power supply and the distribution of free rice rations to affected fisherfolk families who had not been able to venture into the sea for five days.
He suggested diverting Vamsadhara water into the Hiramandalam reservoir to make optimal use of the floodwaters and urged the assessment of agricultural sector losses to determine compensation, with contributions from the Central government. The Chief Minister also directed the filling of reservoirs across the state with the rainwater and proposed plans to construct two barrages, one upstream and one downstream of Prakasam Barrage, to impound local floodwaters for redistribution.
Officials informed Naidu that the Krishna river's water level rise was due to local floods, and that overall rainfall deficit dropped from 50% to 31% due to recent rains, with coastal Andhra recording a 19.80% deficit and Rayalaseema a 42% deficit. Despite the subsiding rains, river inflows from upstream areas in North Andhra continued to rise, with storage in 29 reservoirs increasing significantly between September 23 and 26.
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