Low-lying areas put on high alert
The Hindu
Discharge of over five lakh cusecs from Nagarjuna Sagar expected
Mandals alongside the Krishna river, between Jaggaiahpeta and Avanigadda, were put on high alert as heavy inflows are expected late on Sunday or early hours of Monday. As of Sunday noon, Nagarjuna Sagar was receiving 4.5 lakh cusecs flood and the discharge at Pulichintala project downstream will increase to 2 lakh cusecs by Sunday night and to 4.5 lakh cusecs by Monday morning, and a similar situation will be reflected at Prakasam Barrage five-to-six hours later.More Related News