Agriculture fields inundated
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Agriculture department officials of Palnadu district informed that heavy rain is useful to all the crops in Palnadu district. Due to rain, rainfall deficiency will come down.
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Agriculture fields inundated
Guntur: Heavy rain and strong winds triggered by Cyclone Murasu have inundated paddy, chilli, black gram, cotton fields in thousands of acres in Guntur district. Several streams are overflowing on the roads. Due to the impact of strong winds, several trees and electricity poles were uprooted and fell on the roads and caused inconvenience to the vehicle riders and pedestrians and disrupting normal life. Heavy rain inundated paddy fields, black gram, cotton and red chilli fields in Chebrolu, Tenali, Mangalagiri and Duggirala, Tulluru and Prathipadu mandals. The Central Power Distribution Company revived the collapsed two electricity poles on a war footing basis. So far, no loss to life and property was reported.
Agriculture department officials of Palnadu district informed that heavy rain is useful to all the crops in Palnadu district. Due to rain, rainfall deficiency will come down. There would be no crop damage in Palnadu district. Rainwater overflowing on the road (low level chapta) connecting the road leading to Garikapadu from Bandarupalli. A stream is overflowing at Yadlapati Venkata Rao Colony in Medikonduru mandal. Police set up a bandobast and alerted the people.
Due to strong winds, paddy fields were lodged and inundated. Several trees were uprooted and fell on the roads. R&B department officials removed fallen trees on the roads with the help of JCBs and restored the traffic. District administration declared holidays to the schools and colleges. Some of the private universities conducted online classes for the students.
Due to heavy rain, several roads in Guntur city were inundated. Rain water stranded at Mudu Vanthenala Centre caused inconvenience to the people. Rainwater entered the Peekalavagu drain at AT Agraharam. As a result, the drain overflowed. Rainwater overflowed on the roads at Brodipet, Arundalpet, Chuttugunta, Swarnabharati Nagar, AT Agraharam, RK Puram, Kannavarithota, near GMC head office, Lakshmipuram, Gujjanagundla in Guntur city.
Guntur district collector CM Sai Kanth Varma conducted a teleconference with the officials and reviewed the situation.
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