Hyderabad, (BIJ News) Acting on the directions of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar....
Acting on the directions of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Friday spoke to the Army officials and requested them to provide assistance in the flood affected Bhadradri district.
Accordingly, 101 men of whom 68 from the Infantry, 10 Medical professionals and 23 Engineers have left for the flood ravaged Bhadradri district, an official release here said.
The above troops will be capable of operating as five independent teams.
The Tourism department has dispatched four special boats along with men to Bhadradri district to assist in rescue and relief operations. Fire department has also dispatched seven boats along with 210 life jackets.
The state government has also deputed Singareni Collieries Managing Director N Sridhar as special officer to monitor the relief operations in the district.
The infrastructure available with the Singareni Collieries will be pressed into service at Bhadrachalam for flood relief operations, the release said.
The Chief Secretary reviewed the flood situation and asked the officials to ensure that there is no loss of life due to the floods.
Kumar is continuously monitoring the situation on an hourly basis, the release added.
Meanwhile, the flood situation in river Godavari at Bhadrachalam has been getting worsened with continuous inflows from upstream projects and water level reached 68.30 feet at 10 am with a discharge of 22.76 lakh cusecs today.
With the water level in Godavari is expected to increase further, the district administration and NDRF teams were evacuating people living in the low lying areas in Burgampad mandal and Bhadrachalam town and sent to rehabilitation centres.
The flood water inundated many colonies near to Godavari Karakatta and Bhadradri Temple temple area.
Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar wading through knee deep water visited AMC Colony, Subhash Nagar, Shanti Nagar and other areas urging the residents to move to rehabilitation Centres immediately.
The highest water level recorded in Godavari was in 1986 when it reached 75.6 ft on August 16, 1986 leaving a trail of destruction in and around the temple town.
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