Andhra Pradesh: High Flood Alert at Prakasam Barrage

Vijayawada: The Krishna river is in spate as over 9.94 lakh cusecs of water is being discharged from Prakasam barrage downstream into the sea here at 10 pm on Monday.

The water resources authorities said they were getting an inflow of 9.94 lakh cusecs of water from upstream projects forcing them to lift all 70 gates to release water downstream.

The authorities say that with rainfall in the Krishna catchment areas, the inflow of water will continue at the barrage. As the second flood warning is in force at present, the authorities have sounded high alert at both upstream and downstream of the barrage to avoid any untoward incidents.

Officials from the concerned departments have swung into action to keep a close watch on the flood banks on either side to ensure no breach to the bunds along the course of the river downstream.

Water level in the Godavari river rose steadily and over five lakh cusecs of water was discharged from Sir Arthur Cotton barrage at Dowleswaram into the sea on Sunday evening.

The water resources authorities say that by Monday morning, the discharge is expected to be 6.5 lakh cusecs given huge inflow of water into the river from upstream.