"prakasam-barrage"

The Environment Ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee has cleared Andhra Pradesh to prepare Terms of Reference for seven proposed water aerodromes, including Visakhapatnam. The state must obtain multiple NoCs, including from Defence, before seeking environmental clearance, with public hearings planned within a month

Despite abundant water flows in the Godavari and Krishna rivers during the 2025–26 water year, Telangana has utilised only a fraction of its water entitlement. Over 2,350 TMC of Godavari and 726 TMC of Krishna water have been lost to the sea, exacerbated by the under-utilisation of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project.

The Krishna and Godavari rivers in Andhra Pradesh are witnessing heavy flood inflows due to incessant rains from a depression over the Bay of Bengal. Officials issued a first flood warning, with up to 5 lakh cusecs expected at Prakasam Barrage

Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority chief Prakhar Jain warned that up to five lakh cusecs of flood inflows may reach Vijayawada’s Prakasam Barrage due to heavy rains. Authorities may issue the first warning, urging riparian residents to stay cautious

Chandrababu Naidu says the government is also planning to give varying degrees of compensation to those who lost all their household appliances and articles

Tells officials that for the State to get early assistance from Centre, the estimates of losses due to floods have to be submitted at earliest

Naidu promises to provide a compensation of Rs 25,000 per hectare of lost paddy crop

According to officials, NTR district, which houses Vijayawada, the most affected, accounted for 24 deaths, followed by Guntur (7) and Palnadu (1)

Chief Minister says he will request the Central government to declare the flood in the State as a national calamity

CM Naidu says 9.7 lakh cusecs of flood water was discharged from Prakasam Barrage, recalling that flooding of this magnitude last happened in 1998