The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Godavari, Sabari villages face submergence threat; 32 Konaseema islands affected
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T. Appala Naidu
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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.
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.
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