Cycone Nivar | Colonies in Kadiri in Anantapur district inundated following rain
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Seven mandals in the district recorded between 13 mm and 26 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Thursday.
Cyclone Nivar, which crossed the Tamil Nadu coast at 2.30 a.m. on November 26, introduced heavy rains to the south and southeastern elements of Anantapur district resulting in the inundation of many areas, together with the low-lying areas in Kadiri city.
Seven mandals in the district recorded between 13 mm and 26 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Thursday.
Water entered homes in Sharaf Narayana Rao avenue in Kadiri city in the district following heavy rain in the early hours of Thursday and Kadiri mandal recorded 17.4 mm of rain in 24 hours until Thursday morning.
Kadiri municipal commissioner K. Pramila, Kadiri Police personnel and Tahisildar visited the colony and supervised the clearing of clogged drains to make sure free stream of water.
“We have deployed sanitation staff all over the town to clear drains so that no inundation takes place,” Ms. Pramila informed The Puucho.
Meanwhile, command management centres in any respect mandal headquarters are useful and folks can get in contact with officers in case of a contingency.
The different mandals that acquired heavy rain have been Nambulapulakunta (26.6 mm), Gandlapenta (22 mm), Tanakal (17.2 mm), Nallacheruvu (15.2 mm), Talupula (14.2 mm), and Amadugur (12.8 mm). 33 mandals out of 63 acquired good rainfall in Anantapur.
The district on a mean acquired 3.3 mm of rain and a complete of 205.2 mm, the info from rain gauges given by Chief Planning Officer Challa Premachandra mentioned. Against the 33 mm regular rainfall for November, the district has acquired solely 18.2 mm up to now this month.
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