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Godavari Flood Releases Surge Past 8 Lakh Cusecs, Evacuations Intensify

District authorities have opened control rooms to coordinate boat evacuations after monsoon releases breached sand embankments in Konaseema.

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Overview

  • CWC reports 8.19 lakh cusecs released at Bhadrachalam and 6.49 lakh cusecs at Polavaram as water levels climb above flood danger marks.
  • Temporary sand embankment breaches have stranded island villages Burugulanka, Udumudi Lanka, Arigela Vari Peta and G Pedapudi in Konaseema.
  • Eluru district opened multiple control rooms with hotlines to monitor flooding and coordinate rescue teams.
  • Authorities are using boats, tractors and life jackets to move pregnant women to hospitals and other residents to relief camps.
  • Heavy inflows from Sileru and Sabari rivers, coupled with upstream reservoir releases, continue to test delta flood infrastructure.