Nandyal hit by Cyclone Montha

Nandyal territory received 10 cm rainfall since Tuesday evening, with Srisailam mandal registering the highest of 26 cm owed to Cyclone Montha. It resulted successful the overflow of respective streams and inundation of immoderate residential areas successful Mahanandi, Atmakur, Bandi Atmakur and Nandyal mandals. Six rehabilitation camps were acceptable up and affected radical shifted to them.

Parts of Nandyal municipality besides submerged, with stream Kundu and different large and insignificant rivulets overflowing with rainwater from Nallamala ranges. Minister of Minorities Welfare N. Md Farooq and Collector Rajakumari Ganiya inspected the affected areas successful Nandyal connected Wednesday.

Ms. Rajakumari Ganiya said that 10 mandals successful the territory received much than 10 cm rainfall and Nandyal, Allagadda and Atmakur constituencies bore the brunt of the floods. She added that 10,000 cusecs of h2o was released from Velugodu reservoir, which led to summation successful floods to stream Kundu. She added that determination were six low-lying areas successful Nandyal Urban area, successful which 1,400 families were surviving and they were shifted to schools, assemblage halls and provided with nutrient and shelter.

Special teams person been formed to conscionable immoderate exigency situation, she said. The Collector said that harvest nonaccomplishment enumeration and a implicit appraisal would beryllium done aft floodwaters receded by Thursday evening. She assured compensation to farmers who incurred losses.

Ms. Rajakumari Ganiya said that rainwater from Nallamala ranges flowed into 21 streams and congregated into stream Kundu. This led to overflowing of Narayanapuram vagu successful Bandi Atmakur mandal and Bagavasi Vagu successful Atmakur mandal. A full of six rehabilitation centres person been acceptable up successful Atmakur, Bandi Atmakur, Mahanandi and Nandyal mandals. Holidays person been declared to schools, colleges and anganwadi centres till October 31.

Later successful the day, the Collector inspected the crops affected by rains successful Allagadda and Rudravaram mandals.