Three districts in Andhra Pradesh remained on alert on Friday as heavy rain along the state’s border with Odisha drove inflows into the Nagavali and other rivers. The Nagavali was expected to carry about 60,000 cusecs by Friday afternoon, while officials monitored conditions in Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and Parvathipuram Manyam.
Flash floods in rivers and seasonal streams have disrupted roads and damaged crops. Initial estimates put losses at more than 10,000 acres in and around Rajam, with banana and vegetable fields among the worst affected. The government is expected to assess the damage once conditions return to normal.
Vizianagaram Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy said authorities were closely monitoring Vangara, Regidi Amadalavalasa, Rajam and nearby areas. The irrigation department was updating inflow readings every hour. Residents of low-lying areas in Vangara mandal, where the Madduvalasa reservoir is located, had been moved to safer places.
In Parvathipuram Manyam, floodwaters disrupted roads and cut off people in some tribal areas after heavy inflows into the Varahalagadda. The district collector asked officials to move about 158 pregnant women to hospitals and health centres.
Srikakulam Collector Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar said monitoring was being coordinated with officials in Odisha as the Vamsadhara and other rivers received water from catchments along the interstate border. Relief camps had been established and residents in affected areas shifted, he said. Crop-loss figures remain preliminary pending a government assessment.