Officials told to prevent flooding in Amaravati

Amaravati: Amaravati Development Corporation (ADC) chairperson and managing director D Lakshmi Parthasarathi has directed officials to take comprehensive measures to prevent flooding in the capital region in view of the heavy inflows caused by Cyclone Murasu.

On Tuesday, she inspected the floodwater flow in Kondaveeti Vagu, Palavagu, Peramavagu and Kotella Vagu, which pass through the capital region, along with ADC engineering officials. She instructed the officials to ensure the uninterrupted flow of floodwater through the designated channels and take all precautionary measures to avoid waterlogging in low-lying areas. She specifically directed officials to ensure that floodwater flowing from Lam and Pedaparimi through the diversion channel around Neerukonda reservoir faced no obstructions.

Chief Engineer Moses Kumar, who is supervising cyclone-related arrangements, informed her that around 180 cusecs of floodwater reaching Undavalli was being pumped into the Krishna River through the pumping station escapes. Chief Engineer B Narasimha Murthy explained the measures being taken to divert floodwater reaching Penumaka reservoir into the Krishna River to prevent inundation in surrounding areas.

Chief Engineers R Gopalakrishna Reddy and CH Dhanunjaya explained that floodwater crossing the West Bypass and flowing near N-10 and N-11 roads was being regulated and channelled downstream in coordination with the concerned departments.

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