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The heavy downpour underneath the affect of melancholy, which lashed Vizianagaram and Srikakualm districts disrupted the traditional life quickly for certain, but it surely has introduced the a lot wanted reduction to the area which recorded a rainfall deficit through the monsoon season.
The deficit rainfall in the final three months has created a drought like situation in 16 of the overall 38 mandals in Srikakulam district. Despite the heavy rains, the district remains to be underneath the deficit rainfall class.
The district has obtained rainfall of 604 mm in comparison to the traditional of 705 mm, recording an almost 22% deficit. Paddy, maize and different crops have been badly broken owing to the shortage of rains through the essential interval.
However, the current rainfall is anticipated to help paddy crop although maize crop was broken just a little.
Amadalavalasa, Burja, Gara, Narasannapeta, Laveru, G. Sigadam and different mandals recorded a rainfall deficit of 40 % even after the downpour in the final three days.
Heavy inflows
The Nagavali, Vamsadhara and different rivers whose streams have been decreased significantly owing to the shortage of rain between June and September obtained important inflows on Tuesday. The Vamsadhara obtained 8,997 cusecs of water and the irrigation officers launched the surplus water from the barrage in anticipation of extra inflows from the catchment areas of Odisha.
Srikakulam Collector J. Nivas requested the irrigation and income officers to monitor the situation cautiously as rain continues to lash the catchment areas in Odisha.
Roads broken
Meanwhile, the heavy downpour brought on flash floods in the Champavati river and Upputeru in Pusapatirega mandal of Vizianagaram district. Road communication to a number of villages together with Konda, Tippalavalasa and others was snapped in the early hours of Tuesday. However, the situation improved with the receding of water from the paddy fields close by.
The income officers visited the affected villages in boats. They knowledgeable Collector M. Hari Jawaharlal that the situation was underneath management and all of the residents have been protected.
Many bushes in the Cantonment space of Vizianagaram city have been uprooted due to heavy gales on Monday evening. Traffic was disrupted in the Visakhapatnam-Rayapur route close to Parvatipuram because the roads have been broken.
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