Hyderabad: Hundreds of villages in East Godavari and West Godavari districts remained inundated yesterday though flood water was receding and life was limping back to normal in other affected districts of coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Remote villages, including tribal hamlets, in the two Godavari districts remained cut off from rest of the state. Without food and drinking water for the last couple of days, people were still waiting for relief to reach them.
Officials said they were making efforts to provide relief to the marooned villages in the worst-hit districts.
With water levels receding in the swollen rivulets, overflowing reservoirs and tanks, the extent of devastation is becoming evident.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy Tuesday visited flood-hit areas in Krishna, Khammam and West Godavari districts. He assured the victims all help, especially to farmers whose standing crops have been destroyed.
The chief minister said he would apprise the central government of the massive damage caused by the rains triggered by Cyclone ‘Nilam’ and seek financial assistance for the state.
The heavy rains for nearly a week claimed 25 lives and rendered thousands of people homeless. Villages and towns in eight districts were inundated. About 70,000 people were sheltered in relief camps. The floods damaged crops over five lakh hectares, roads and railway tracks.
Several colonies in Vijayawada city in Krishna district remained under water. A similar situation is prevailing in Kakinada town of East Godavari district.IANS
