The State government put the damage at Rs.5,000 crore as per preliminary estimates and sought an immediate assistance of Rs.2,000 crore from the Centre.
Ashwini’s body was found in a palm oil farm near the bridge. Efforts to trace Motilal continued on Monday, with the body being finally retrieved by the search parties.
Bodies of Cheppala Pavan (22), a bill collector (Karobar) and a fisherman Goskula Kumar (45) who went missing in two different incidents, were found on Monday
Irrigation officials have released water from a few projects by lifting flood gates to maintain water levels, while a few reservoirs were yet to reach their full reservoir level (FRL).
Collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu has declared holidays for all the educational institutions, including private ones in the district on Tuesday, following IMD forecast.
BRS working president appreciates party activists who have shown what true public service and compassion is; urges them to extend every possible support for flood-affected people
Hyderabad - Vijayawada and Hyderabad - Khammam roads are closed due to flood water overflowing at several stretches. Police urged people to avoid travel and said in case of emergencies, people should use alternative routes to reach Vijayawada and Khammam from Hyderabad.
It was said that there were around six persons travelling in the vehicle when the vehicle was swept away by the floodwaters as the driver tried to cross a bridge across the stream and got stuck to a tree.
Tanks and streams overflowed with incidents of tanks breaching in some places. Munneru stream in Khammam city was in spate and flood level reached 36 feet.
The department is continuously monitoring the situation in the State and all senior officials were instructed to be present in the head quarters and supervise the situation.
