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CM KCR instructed police department to actively participate in relief operations, establishing a State-level flood monitoring centre under the supervision of the DGP

The choppers, which took off from the Hakimpet Air Force Station, rescued six people stranded atop an earthmover in the flood-hit Nainpaka village in Bhupalpally

The floodwaters, triggered by heavy monsoon rains, have disrupted the normal lives in Khammam district

Lakshmidevipeta village in Venkatapuram mandal of Mulugu district recording the State's highest ever rainfall of 64.98 cm in 24 hours ending 8 am on Thursday

Nine of the 18 gates were designed with Indian technology and remaining nine were of German technology, said Engineer –in- Chief Nagendar Rao

The health authorities urged people to take precautions from water and vector-borne diseases, which could see a surge when rains subside

People stranded in Bhopalapalli road, especially drivers and other personnel stuck in the lorries were advised to move to safer areas immediately

The second highest rainfall of 61.65 cm was recorded at Chityal in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district

MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar directed authorities to set up relief centres in flood-affected areas and to provide food and other essential items to the victims

Ten people were feared to have been washed away in flash floods in separate incidents that struck streams in Mulugu

KTR wanted local BRS leaders and activists to actively participate in relief efforts, extending aid to the flooded areas and villages to their might

The flood level in the Munneru river was at 30.70 feet at 5 pm while the second warning level was 24 feet and rising

Six gates of Gaddennavagu project were lifted to discharge surplus water from the project downstream

In view of heavy inflows, the project authorities tried to lift all its 18 flood gates, but four did not work initially.

A pregnant woman was taken across a flooded road with the help of an excavator to reach hospital

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who was briefed about the flood situation in the village, directed Chief Secretary A Santhi Kumari to ensure that the choppers joined the rescue operations immediately.

As instructed by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, the special officers were sent to the severely affected districts immediately.

In an official release issued here, she said a control room was set up in the Secretariat to monitor the situation.

A house collapsed at Chelluru of Rajapet mandal in Yadadri-Bhongir district due to the heavy rain. No one was injured in the incident as the residents managed to run out.

Indrakaran Reddy, along with Khanapur MLA A Rekha Naik and Collector K Varun Reddy, conducted an inspection of the project in Kaddampeddur Mandal center.