Telangana CM, Guv visit Badrachalam to review flood situation

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 17 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing flood scenario in Telangana, state Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday visited Badrachalam to review the situation and water flow in the city via different modes.
As per the information, KCR was earlier expected to visit the flood-affected area and conduct its aerial survey via a helicopter, but due to the bad weather conditions, he reached the area via a bus and enquired about flood situations there, while also interacting with the people in relief camps.
KCR started his journey from Mulugu with his other officials.
However, governor Soundararajan took the stock of the arrangements made by the people for their stay in relief camps, by boarding a train from Hyderabad on Saturday night and reaching the affected Badrachalam this morning.
She was briefed on the information from the officials who received her at the railway station.
Meanwhile on Saturday, Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to declare the Telangana floods a National Disaster, besides requesting the deployment of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), financial compensation to farmers and kin of the deceased, and an immediate relief package of Rs 2000 crore for the repair and construction of roads damaged during floods.
Due to continuous heavy rain for several days in the state, the water level in river Godavari was rising rapidly and hence reached the third warning level at Bhadrachalam on Thursday.
As per KCR’s orders to prevent epidemics from spreading due to floods, Health Minister Harish Rao also conducted a review meeting with the doctors and senior officials of the dispensaries in Godavari flood-inundated areas as a part of public health care.
In view of the heavy rainfall in the state, the Telangana government on Thursday directed to identify and shift the people living in low-lying areas to the special camps.
Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar held a teleconference with the Collectors, Superintendents of Police of Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mulugu, Bhupalpally, and Peddapally districts, and other senior officials and reviewed the situation in the respective districts (on Thursday).
During the conference, Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar said that with the water in the Godavari reaching alarming levels, an additional contingent plan should be formulated so as to ensure that all line departments were more vigilant and step up relief and rescue measures on war footing.
In view of the continuous and heavy rains and inimical weather conditions, the state government had decided to extend the holidays for all educational institutions as they will now re-open on July 1. (ANI)