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District Collectors to equip farmers with real-time updates; people in low-lying areas to be shifted to safer zones

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Vijayawada

CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu held a meeting at his camp office on Wednesday to review heavy rainfall across Andhra Pradesh.

The meeting, attended by Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha, and Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu, Chief Secretary K Vijayanand, and senior officials from disaster management, agriculture, and water resources departments, focused on preparing for intense rain forecast for the next two to three days.

Naidu instructed officials to maintain high alertness and provide timely flood warnings, particularly in the Krishna river basin, where sudden inflows from streams are expected. Officials reported that the Krishna river could see inflows of up to 5 lakh cusecs by the following day.

Now, Prakasam Barrage is releasing 3.09 lakh cusecs of water through 35 gates, with 5,000 cusecs diverted to canals. He directed authorities to alert residents downstream and relocate those in low-lying areas to safer zones.