Kakinada: Four days after the cyclone made landfall, its impact is yet to subside. Drains and canals keep overflowing while the Gostani canal near Tanuku remains in spate.
The Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy temple at Juttiga village in Penumantra mandal of West Godavari district has been submerged by floodwaters. All the sub-temples within this temple were surrounded by the waters.
Temple rituals have been halted as a significant volume of water accumulated around the Sri Subrahmanyeswara Swamy temple.
The RTC complex in Tanuku has been submerged. With no access for passengers to reach the complex, the authorities have arranged buses that are stationed on the main road, where passengers could board. The streets emitted a foul odor. Municipal officials stated that there was no outlet for the flood waters to drain away.
Breaches occurred on the right and left embankments of the Kovvada canal, causing agricultural fields in several mandals in West Godavari district to be submerged. Farmers said they incurred losses of crores of rupees due to flooding from the Kovvada canal.
West Godavari collector Nagarani has advised the officials to drain out the waters from the towns and the villages. She asked the officials to enumerate the losses and submit a report.
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