" Situation in Floods, and Around the Krishna River - Overview "
1. Flood Indicators and NA Regions Affected :
Belagavi District, Karnataka: A complete fury of flooding
has been released by the Krishna River and its tributaries like Ghataprabha and
Malaprabha. Temple, bridges, villages and even farmlands have been submerged.
More than 200 households have moved to relief camps.
• Vijayapura and Bagalkot District :
Flood-like conditions are
being endured because of high rainfalls continuing to fall. Relief centres have
been made operational and people being settled. Being through the Almati Dam,
it is letting out around 250,000 cusecs in an attempt to cope with gathering
waters.
• Belagavi District :
The district is on high alert and eight taluks have been affected.
The government has laid down 550 care centres. Sadly, two deaths were revealed
that were caused by falling walls. Approximately, 300 villages are flood-prone;
crops are damaged, and several bridges have been flooded.
• Andhra Pradesh (Vijayawada) :
Excess water in the floodgates of the Prakasam Barrage overwhelmed itself too much to the extent of completely closing down or shuttering the boating facilities by the Bhavani Island. Tourist attraction has been severely hit as it has been calculated that 50 lakhs were lost as a result of the same.
2. Government Response :
• Evacuations
Relief Centres: All across Karnataka, the authorities are evactuating people in
high-risk zones and setting relief camps to keep them.
• Flood
Control: Dam releases to reduce the flood level are being made to release large
quantities of water through major dams like Almatti, Hipparagi, Hidkal, and
Renukasagar.
3. Warnings & Preparedness :
Severe flood warnings are going on. Response teams (SDRF and NDRF) of disaster are deployed at the regional level. Schools in highly hit regions have been closed down to provide security.
4. Impact Snapshot :
|
Affected Area- |
Key Issues- |
|
Belagavi, Karnataka |
Submerged bridges, displaced families, crop damage,
casualties |
|
Vijayapura & Bagalkot |
Flood-like scenario, ongoing evacuations, massive dam
releases |
|
Vijayawada, Andhra Pr. |
Tourism halted, barrage flow outpaces safe limits,
economic losses |
5. Human and Structural Toll :
* Eviction : More than 200 families are already displaced in
Belagavi. Care centres are taking care of the affected villagers with food,
shelter and the essentials.
* Losses : In Belagavi, agriculture is seriously affected in
hundreds of villages and bridges connecting them have been submerged. It is a
great pity that two lives were lost owing to collapses of structures.
* Economic Stress : The tourism industry in Vijayawada suffered a setback as its daily losses at Bhavani Island amounted to 3-4 lakh, which totalled around 50 lakh.
6. Treatment and Flood Management :
State and county governments are getting all they can
together.
• Evacuations:
Government has established shelters and moved the citizens out of the
flood-prone areas.
• Dam
Control: Release of water in strategic dams such as Almatti in an attempt to
control the flow of water in the river and curb possible disastrous bursting of
dam.
• Emergency
Response: Warning of floods continues aerial; disaster response personnel are
deployed at strategic locations; schools are locked and restricted to children.
Summary :
The current condition of the Krishna River is the humbling
testimony to the element of the monsoon and the fragility of human settlement
in front of the laws of nature. In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, priority will
be on killing the killing, controlling losses, and returning to some
regularity. As water is relentlessly pushing on its regular course, both
authority and citizens of the country in general are challenged to be alert,
attentive, and able to be strong in case there is necessity.
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