Second Godavari flood warning in force, releif operation in full swing in Konaseema, Polavaram districts

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The weekly shandy area under the sheet of flood water on the banks of Sabari river in Polavaram district on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
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A whopping 14 lakh cusecs of flood water is being let into Bay of Bengal as Godavari flood level touches the second flood warning level at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram in East Godavari district. Barely 8,400 cusecs of flood water is being released into the Godavari delta.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar told The Hindu, “We have intensified relief operations as per the flood protocol for the second flood warning”. Boats and SDRF and NDRF personnel have also been deployed in the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District.

In Chintoor agency in Polavaram district, the evacuation operation is in full swing and 118 relief camps are ready to tackle the flood in the Sabari and Godavari rivers.

“We are distributing commodities to the affected people. At least 10,000 mosquito nets are ready for distribution and 9,000 nets will be made available by Sunday evening”, Chintoor Integrated Tribal Development Agency Project Officer told The Hindu.

Published – August 02, 2026 09:40 am IST

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First spell of Godavari flood to hit Polavaram-submerged region

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Officials ensuring that street lights are in working order, as part of preparedness measures for the expected floods in the Godavari, in Kunavaram mandal of Alluri Sitarama Raju district.
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The officials of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA-Chintoor), Revenue and Police Departments have launched precautionary measures to tackle the first spell of the Godavari flood to be hit in the submergence area of the Polavaram irrigation project in the Godavari valley.

The rise in the inflow of water in the Godavari and Sabari rivers has been a signal for the first spell of Godavari floods in Alluri Sitarama Raju district.

ITDA-Chintoor Project Officer Kavuri Chaitanya and Rampachodavaram ASP (Operations) K.V. Maheswara Reddy have directed officials to arrange boats and identify places for rehabilitation camps to be opened, if the flood hits the Chintoor Agency.

Yetapaka, Kunavaram and V.R. Puram mandals would initially be submerged during the flood. V.R. Puram and Kunavaram are the pockets to be hit by the floods if inflows from the Sabari continue to rise.

“The flood mitigation measures have begun in Kunavaram mandal. Preparations are on to arrange boats for the shifting of the affected people,” said PO Kavuri Chaitanya. By July 7, the water level is 26 metres at the spillway at the Polavaram irrigation project. In Konaseema, the officials are also on alert to tackle the expected floods.

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Second Godavari flood warning in force, releif operation in full swing in Konaseema, Polavaram districts

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