Posts Tagged ‘andhra floods’

Hyderabad, Oct 20 : Major dams across River Krishna in Andhra Pradesh were 'fully safe,' Andhra Pradesh Experts Panel on Dam Safety Chairman S K Das claimed today. Praising the State Irrigation officials for the ''excellent management of the unprecedented floods'' in the peninsular river, the former Central Water Commission Chairman told reporters here only ''minor damages'' had been caused to Srisailam and Nagarjunsagar ... Full story

Hyderabad, Oct 8 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make an aerial survey of flood-hit districts of Andhra Pradesh Friday while he will fly over the affected areas in Karnataka the next day after spending the night here. For the second time on Thursday, changes were made in the prime minister's scheduled visit to the two states. Chief Minister K. Rosaiah announced the final schedule of the ... Full story

Hyderabad, Oct 9 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday announced Rs.1,000 crore central assistance to Andhra Pradesh for relief and rehabilitation in flood-hit areas. Addressing a news conference here after making an aerial survey of flood-affected Krishna and Guntur districts, the prime minister assured the state government that money would not be a constraint for relief and rehabilitation measures and that all resources would be provided. An ... Full story

Hyderabad, Oct 6 : The flood situation in Andhra Pradesh continued to be grim Tuesday as the Krishna river breached its embankment at a few places, inundating dozens of villages in Krishna and Guntur districts. The floods, billed as the worst in 100 years, have claimed 52 lives and affected over 1.6 million people. The flood waters entered dozens of island villages in Krishna and Guntur ... Full story

Vijaywada, Oct 9 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today said the state government will request Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who would undertake an aerial survey of the flood affected districts, to declare the devastating flood in four districts as a national calamity. Talking to newspersons at Gannavaram airport near here, he said there was unprecedented flood from September 29 to October 4 and there ... Full story