Amarvati, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday directed the authorities to take precautionary measures and closely monitor the sudden flood streams with streams and vivulets in the Krishna River Basin.
IMD has estimated “with heavy rainfall and thunder” at different places across the state in the next seven days till August 19.
Naidu said in a statement, “The authorities should take precautionary measures, and the sudden flood influx from streams and rebellions in the Basin of Krishna river should be constantly monitored.”
He instructed the authorities to issue alerts in downstream areas, empty low-to-demean areas, and clean the clear water.
Officials informed Naidu that Nagjunsagar and Pulichintla were opened to reduce gates in irrigation projects.
The Krishna river is expected to receive more than five lakh water by Thursday, with more than three lakh cusecs, 5,000 cusecs with 5,000 cusecs in the canals with 5,000 cusecs already in Vijayawada.
Naidu also ordered a turn of four TMC water per day for Somasila and Kandleru projects to prevent excess water in the Bay of Bengal.
Heavy rains in Maylavaram have brought great influx in Budameru and Velgalru, who are being discharged in the Krishna River, in which work is going on in the post of war with related works.
As part of flood management efforts, Naidu approved 40 crores for the manufacture of Budameru -velgalru utility. He also directed the Water Resources Department to ensure smooth water flow to remove horses and water hyacinth from across the state during the rainy season.
The Meteorological Department of India has estimated “extremely heavy rain” on the south coastal Andhra Pradesh on that day, while the northern coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema are likely to receive “heavy to heavy rain”. Thunderstorms with electricity are expected at isolated places in all four areas.
The possibility of faster surface winds of 50–60 km per hour is more than the neck, yanam and SC on August 13, and 40–50 km per hour on the royalseema. On August 14, SC may receive “heavy to heavy rainfall”, while neck, yanam and royalseema are likely to experience “heavy rains, thunderstorms, and strong winds”.
On 15 August, “heavy rains are forecast at isolated places” on Neck and Yanum, with a thunderstorm and winds of 40–50 km per hour in all areas.
From 16–17 August, “heavy rains are likely to be likely” on the neck and yanam, with thunder and strong winds at different places in SC and Rayalaseema. On August 18–19, “heavy rainfall is expected” on neck and yanam, with low thunderstorms.
The IMD stated that a low-pressure area remains on the west and adjacent northwestern Bay of the northwest Gulf of Bengal, away from the North-Central and South Odisha shrines.
An east-west trough is 3.1–5.8 km above the sea level from the Bay of Bengal to Telangana, North Maharashtra, and South Gujarat. Another trough runs 1.5 km above the sea level from eastern Uttar Pradesh to Chhattisgarh.
The department stated that the upper air cyclonic circulation on the northern interior Karnataka has weakened, with weather activity now mainly operated by the Gulf of the Bengal low pressure system.
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