Telangana government Launches Evacuation Operation

September 26, 2016 10:40
Telangana government Launches Evacuation Operation

The biggest evacuation operation was Launched on Sunday by the Telangana government. Several districts in the Godavari basin were effected with unprecedented rain causing flooding of the river and forcing officials to release excess water from brimming dams.

Thousands of villagers in Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Khammam, and Warangal were shifted to safer places on the directives of chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who monitored the rain situation from his camp office. The chief minister instructed irrigation minister T Harish Rao to evacuate people and cattle from the villages hit by floods in view of release of water from various dams, including Nizamsagar, Sriramsagar, Jurala, Pulichintala, and Srisailam dam.

"All the dams except Nagarjunasagar are almost full and water is being released. As per the chief minister's instructions, we are carrying out evacuation in all affected districts," said Harish Rao, who visited Manwada village in Boainapalle mandal in Karimnagar to oversee the ongoing evacuation operation.

KCR also cancelled a cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday in a view of grim flood situation, and a heavy rainfall warning for the next couple of days. He asked all ministers and officials to camp in their respective districts to monitor rescue and relief operations. Harish Rao also cancelled a video conference with officials on Mission Kakatiya which was scheduled for Monday. The ministry of water resources on Sunday issued a flood alert in the districts around Godavari and Krishna basins in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. "The districts which may see low to moderate floods are Nizamabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar, and Khammam," the water resources ministry said in a statement.

An IMD report said "clouds moving north-west and over Maharashtra, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh might result in heavy rains, which may trigger floods in Godavari from its tributaries -Pranahita and Indravati -in the coming days."

In Medak, the Indian Air Force (IAF), helped government to rescued 23 people who were stranded on an island. About 23 construction workers trapped on the island were moved to a safer place. For the first time in recent history, 11 gates of Nizamsagar were lifted. Each gate discharged 6,000 cusecs and the irrigation minister said the total discharge would be increased to one lakh cusecs. Heavy discharge was reported from other projects, including Sriramsagar, Yellampalli, Mid-Maneru, and Pulichintala that reached 30 tmcft storage level for the first time.

Also Read: AP Pilgrims got stuck in Uttharakhand floods

BY M. DIVYA SRI

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