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Prakasam barrage overflows, second flood warning issued
Vijayawada: The Krishna river swelled past its banks at the Prakasam barrage on Thursday afternoon, peaking at 5.67 lakh cusecs around 2 pm, prompting a second flood warning. By evening, inflows eased to 5.20 lakh cusecs, allowing officials to downgrade the alert to the first warning.
Irrigation authorities expect the volume to drop to 2 lakh cusecs by Friday morning.
Triggered by a low-pressure system, heavy rains lashed NTR, Palnadu, and Guntur districts in Andhra Pradesh, and Khammam, Nalgonda, and Hyderabad in Telangana. These downpours sent massive inflows into the Srisailam, Nagarjunasagar, Pulichintala, and Prakasam barrages. While inflows at Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar receded by Friday evening, Pulichintala and Prakasam continued to discharge heavily.
In the Amaravati capital region, Kondaveeti Vagu overflowed, flooding nearby villages. To ease pressure, five motors from the Kondaveeti Vagu Lift Irrigation Project were activated to divert water into the Krishna River upstream of the barrage.
Meanwhile, the Budameru stream swelled dangerously after torrential rains in Vijayawada's outskirts, flooding colonies near Puttagunta village and disrupting bridge traffic.
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Farmers in Krishna, Guntur, and NTR districts reported extensive damage to vegetable crops and urged the govt to conduct a survey and provide compensation.
In Vijayawada city, overnight rains left major roads submerged. Bhavanipuram, Vidyadharapuram, and Gurunanak Colony remained waterlogged well into Thursday afternoon. The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) deployed sanitation teams, installed makeshift drains, and diverted water into irrigation canals to restore normalcy.
A near-tragedy occurred in Tailor Peta, where a hilltop house on Veeraiah Street collapsed after four days of rain, partially damaging four other homes. Fortunately, no one was inside. Officials have urged residents in hill areas to remain alert and assured assistance to the affected family.
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