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Reservoirs Fill Up in Andhra Pradesh Amid Heavy Rains; Fishermen Warned to Stay Ashore
Reservoirs Fill Up in Andhra Pradesh Amid Heavy Rains; Fishermen Warned to Stay Ashore
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- The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) issued a weather advisory due too surface circulation over the northwest Bay of Bengal near Odisha-West Bengal coast. A low-pressure area is expected within 24 hours, causing widespread rainfall across several districts in Andhra Pradesh over the next three days.
- Forecasted regions include:
– Moderate to heavy rainfall: Srikakulam, vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam, Alluri Sitharama Raju, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Eluru.
– Scattered heavy rainfall: Krishna, NTR, Guntur districts.- Light to moderate rainfall: Konaseema and East/West Godavari districts; Bapatla; Palnadu; Prakasam; Tirupati.
- Coastal winds between 40-60 km/h are predicted. Fishermen advised against sea travel until Thursday (September 4). Residents in low areas shoudl stay alert and cooperate with authorities as precautionary measures are encouraged.
- Heavy rains have resulted in meaningful reservoir inflows across the state:
– Total reservoir storage stands at 81.8% of capacity (904.55 TMC out of a total capacity of 1,105 TMC).
– Specific reservoirs storage levels include:
– srisailam Reservoir: At 92.98% capacity (200 TMC).
– Nagarjuna sagar Reservoir: At 96.9% capacity (302 TMC).
– Pulichinthala Project: At approximately 83% storage.
– Both Prakasam Barrage & Sir Arthur Cotton barrage have achieved full levels at their capacities.
- Godavari River at Bhadrachalam has risen past its first warning level and may breach the second warning level if inflows continue:
– Current height is at 46.80 ft, discharging 10 lakh+ cusecs.
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