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The Rayalaseema districts of Chittoor, Annamayya, and Sri Sathya Sai were connected precocious alert connected Monday arsenic the interaction of Cyclone Montha moved adjacent to the coastal belt. Although parts of the portion experienced patchy drizzle and cloudy skies, the interaction of the incessant rains implicit the past week had already begun to show, particularly connected the roads and crops.
Chittoor territory received 41 mm rainfall with intermittent drizzles arsenic against Sunday’s 573 mm rainfall, portion Rajampeta part successful Annamayya territory recorded adjacent to 40 mm, and Sri Sathya Sai territory astir 8.4 mm of rainfall. The inclement upwind is expected to persist arsenic Montha’s outer circulation moves inland.
In Chittoor, District Collector Sumit Kumar, Special Officer P.S. Girisha, and Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Dudi visited the low-lying villages successful Gangadhara Nellore Assembly constituency. The officials instructed the irrigation officials to intimately show the Krishnapuram reservoir adjacent Karveti Nagaram and guarantee each precautionary measures are successful spot to forestall flooding. Inflows into the Neeva stream are besides kept nether changeless watch. Following dense rains successful Irala and Puthalapattu mandals, the NTR Jalayasam adjacent Chittoor received copious inflows.
Meanwhile, the information of the roadworthy betwixt Renigunta and Rajampeta worsened owed to incessant rains during the past week. Rainwater flowing down from the Seshachalam hills flooded respective stretches successful Railway Kodur mandal, leaving ample potholes and disrupting vehicular movement. Officials said that the roadworthy repair works were expected to beryllium implicit by October, but were delayed owed to the abrupt rains, followed by the Montha cyclone alert. However, impermanent restoration works are underway, the officials said.
Agricultural fields, horticulture crops successful Annamayya, groundnut crops successful Chittoor, and the Sri Sathya Sai districts stay susceptible to the approaching rains. A Horticulture authoritative said that the lack of beardown winds brought a large alleviation to farmers successful Rajampeta division, arsenic specified conditions would beryllium devastating to banana and papaya plantations.
