Vijayawada/Bangalore: A major breach in the embankment of a Krishna river canal has left low lying areas of a town and many villages in Andhra Pradesh`s Guntur district inundated even as the toll due to the heavy floods climbed to 269 in the state and in Karnataka on Wednesday.
Low-lying areas in Repalle town and 20 adjoining
villages in Guntur district were submerged in water following
the breach in right embankment of the canal, irrigation
authorities said.
"We cannot say that the problem is over, water is
receding and we need to be alert today also," Rajiv Sharma,
Special Officer for Flood Relief works, said in Vijayawada.
"The toll in Andhra Pradesh stands at 63 and water is
receding fast. Since the outflow at Prakasam barrage at
Vijayawada is now 7.8 lakh cusecs against 10.7 lakh cusecs
yesterday, there is definite improvement," Relief Commissioner
Dinesh Kumar said.
A number of villages in Ibrahimpatnam, Jaggaiahpet,
Chandarlapadu mandals of Krishna district and some localities
in Vijayawada city continued to remain in water.
Over 2,500 people have been provided shelter in relief
camps in Repalle, said Luv Agarwal, another senior official
involved in flood relief.
In Karnataka, the floods triggered by heavy rains due
to the receding monsoon have left a trail of destruction with
the death toll mounting to 206, officials said in Bangalore.
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa sought President
Pratibha Patil`s intervention in impressing upon the Centre
the need to release funds for the state to tide over the
crisis and carry out reconstruction work.
Bureau Report
