24,000 people affected as Godavari, Sabari rivers remain in spate in Polavaram district
Flooding in the Godavari and Sabari rivers has affected approximately 24,000 people in the Polavaram district, particularly tribal communities. Authorities have launched large-scale evacuation efforts and set up relief camps to manage the crisis.
Why it matters
The displacement of thousands of people and the disruption of essential services underscore the vulnerability of riverine populations to seasonal monsoon flooding.
Nearly 24,000 people, mostly from the Koya and Konda Reddi tribes living along the Godavari Valley, have been affected by the floods along the Godavari and Sabari rivers in Polavaram district, as the Godavari remained above the third warning level at Bhadrachalam on Saturday. No casualties have been reported in the district.
The Sabari river is in spate on the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border near Chintoor in Polavaram district on Saturday. | Photo Credit: T. Appala Naidu
Though the inflow into the Godavari receded marginally by 8 p.m. on Saturday, the Sabari river continued to rise, inundating agricultural fields belonging to Koya tribal farmers in the Chintoor Agency. As many as 44 road links have been cut off, from Kalleru on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border to the Kunavaram-Bhadrachalam stretch on the Telangana border. Authorities have advised people to avoid travelling in the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh-Odisha tri-junction region till August 3.
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