Vijayawada, Oct 5 (PTI) The flood discharge in river Krishna in Andhra Pradesh touched a record 11.39 lakh cusecs at Prakasam Barrage here tonight. The level was touched at 10 pm.
This is the heaviest flood in river Krishna in 106 years as the previous high of 10.61 lakh cusecs was recorded in 1903 when there were no dams on it. Many colonies along the left bank of Krishna river in Vijayawada city got submerged as the flood level touched four feet this evening.
The situation is expected to remain grim till Wednesday due to the heavy flood discharge at Prakasam Barrage, officials said. Meanwhile, Chief Minister K Rosaiah has appealed to the Centre to consider the devastating floods in the state as a national calamity and provide Rs 6,000 crore for relief works immediately.
Nearly half a dozen districts in the state, where 39 people have died till now, have been hit by unprecedented floods which have caused widespread destruction of property. PTI DBV RSY.
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