Overview

• YSRCP leaders on Monday accused the Andhra Pradesh government of neglecting Budameru flood victims and warned of an agitation if compensation is not paid and desilting and other prevention works do not begin.
• CPI(M) sought clarity on tenders and timelines for key projects including a 25-km parallel canal, retaining walls, a Velagaleru regulator upgrade and a higher-capacity diversion channel, and asked what portion of the ₹6,880 crore sought from the Centre was approved.
• Opposition parties and activists alleged irregularities in relief spending, citing a Revenue Department figure of over ₹600 crore on food and drinking water and calling for transparent accounts.
• The Budameru flood victims united forum said it would file mass petitions seeking a ₹10,000 crore modernisation fund to secure Vijayawada against future flooding.
• One year after floods that official data say affected 6.54 lakh people and submerged more than 63,000 houses, critics contend only minor repairs worth about ₹30 crore were done and residents still fear inundation during rains.