Road communication to many tribal hamlets hit in West Godavari
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Tribal folks dwelling in the Agency villages of West Godavari district are dealing with flood state of affairs even earlier than the Godavari acquired monsoon flood water. Some households, dwelling in the habitations affected by Polavaram irrigation venture have been shifted to the Relief and Rehabilitation (R&R) Colonies whereas some others moved to the hilly areas close by.
Due to rain in the catchment areas and the closure of cofferdam, the Godavari is witnessing floods even because the water degree in it at Bhadrachalam in Telangana is but to attain the hazard mark.
Communication has been lower off to many habitations as some streams swelled onto the roads on Wednesday. Officials stopped the villagers from travelling on the bund as a precautionary measure because the Kothur canal was flowing over the causeway. The police arrange a picket on Kothur causeway.
Bund closed for visitors
“Water level in the Godavari is increasing by the day. Officials have prohibited vehicular traffic on the bund and alternative routes have been chalked out via Gaddapalli, Udatapalli and Gajulagondi villages to reach some habitations in Polavaram mandal,” mentioned Kunja Lakshmi, a tribal.
The officers of income, irrigation, police departments, together with their counterparts in the K.R. Puram Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), have been visiting the villages and monitoring the state of affairs. Many Polavaram venture evacuees have been shifted to the R&R Colonies at LND Peta, Jangareddygudem, Gopalapuram and Jeelugumilli mandals. Many tribal households moved to the hilly areas at Tekuru, Thutigunta, Kothuru, Mamidigondi, Paidakula Mamidi and Vadapalli villages.
Shifting of households to the R&R Colonies have been hit in some locations because the floodwater submerged the roads. Heavy rains on the hilly terrains in some components in the Agency space have been additionally inundating the low-lying areas, the villagers mentioned. “Works in the R&R Colonies are about to complete and the affected families would be shifted to the safer places before the floods,” mentioned West Godavari Collector Kartikeya Misra.
ITDA Project Officer Y.V. Prasanna Lakshmi mentioned boats and launches had been organized to transport the villagers. Tribal folks carried staples, kerosene, medicines, utensils, greens and different necessities to the newly erected huts on the hills.
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