Water From Peddavagu Flooding Villages In Telangana & Andhra Pradesh

The Peddavagu project was rushed with water due to the heavy rains falling near Gummadivalli in Aswaraopet Mandal, and heavy flood water came from above. Floodwaters have also entered villages near the project in Telangana as well as downstream areas in neighboring Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district. Hundreds of cattle were washed away and several villages were inundated due to massive flood in the Peddavagu Medium Irrigation Project in the Godavari basin of Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district.
Three villages in Telangana and 15 villages in Andhra Pradesh have been flooded with the water released from the project. This led villagers to panic, who spent the night on rooftops or on hills. Eyewitnesses said that hundreds of cattle were washed away in the affected villages in both states. Thousands of acres of agricultural crops were destroyed. Relief measures could not be taken as the roads to the villages were cut off.

As per reports, the water level in the Godavari River is increasing at Bhadrachalam due to heavy inflow from above. At 9 a.m. on Friday, the water level was 24.5 feet. The water level at Peruru rose to 40.86 feet. Officials estimate that the water level at Bhadrachalam is likely to reach a dangerous level due to heavy inflow from Indrawati and Peruru. The first danger signal will be given when the water level rises to 43 feet. The second danger signal will be given if the water reaches 48 feet, and the third signal at 53 feet.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that heavy rains are likely to occur in Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jayashankar Bhupalapalli, Khammam, Mahabubabad, and Mulugu districts on Friday. Due to the effect of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal, rains are falling in many places in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The state governments has alerted the district administrations. In Andhra, National Disaster Response Force personnel rescued 28 people trapped in flood waters with the help of two helicopters.