Godavari, Sabari villages face submergence threat; 32 Konaseema islands affected
Heavy flooding in the Polavaram district of Andhra Pradesh has submerged numerous villages and cut off access to 32 islands in the Godavari river. Authorities are currently conducting evacuation operations, particularly for vulnerable populations, as flood warnings remain in effect.
Why it matters
Demonstrates the severe impact of monsoon-related climate events on infrastructure and rural communities in India.
Scores of villages along the banks of the river Sabari have been cut off as the river is in spate on the Andhra Pradesh -Chhattisgarh border in Polavaram district. The streams, including Sokileru and Chandravanka Vaagu, have also submerged many Koya tribal habitations before they confluence into river Sabari.
At least 189 villages have been affected by the Sabari and Godavari floods in the submergence area of the Polavaram irrigation project in Polavaram district.
Polavaram District Collector K. Dinesh Kumar has claimed that evacuation operations are in full swing, focusing on pregnant women from the affected villages. At 8 a.m. on Saturday, the third Godavari flood warning was in force at Bhadrachalam, signalling huge inflow of flood water into Polavaram district.
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