30 dead in torrential rains in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, road and rail traffic disrupted

The chief ministers of both states urged the central government to declare the floods a national disaster. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the rain and the subsequent floods were the “biggest disaster” he had witnessed in his political career.

#REGARD | Andhra Pradesh: Water level at Prakasam dam in Vijayawada is rising due to incessant rains in the region. pic.twitter.com/dd2jAVk8vt

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Naidu said that the Prakasam dam in Vijayawada witnessed its highest flood level, recording a discharge of 11.43 lakh cubic feet per second. The dam was designed to withstand a maximum of 11.9 lakh cubic feet per second of flood.

#REGARD | Andhra Pradesh: The NDRF team along with the Central Government forces and district officials supplied food, drinking water and other essential items to the flood-affected areas in Vijayawada by helicopter.

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Although the low pressure area crossed the coast of Andhra Pradesh near Kalingapatnam in the northern part of the state, the highest rainfall occurred in NTR and Guntur districts.

The Telangana state government estimated the damage at Rs 5,000 crore and requested the central government for immediate assistance of Rs 2,000 crore.

Due to heavy rains and flooding on the tracks at several points on the network, 432 trains were cancelled on the South Central Railway (SCR), 13 trains partially cancelled. Some of the gravel under the tracks near Kesamudram was previously washed away by floodwaters.

#REGARD | Mahabubabad, Telangana: Restoration work on the railway track between Tadla Pusapalli and Mahabubabad, which was washed away due to heavy rains in the region on September 1. pic.twitter.com/NMAlShs3o7

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The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain at isolated places in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Sangareddy, Medak and Kamareddy districts on September 3.

With contributions from PTI