Flood water recedes; normalcy returns to Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, Oct 9 (PTI) Normalcy returned to the flood
affected areas of India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh as
water receded from almost all places and relief and
restoration works were in full swing.

The floods in the Krishna river finally subsided as
the inflows and outflows into Srisailam, Nagarjuna Sagar and
Prakasam barrage were below the danger levels, government
officials said.

The breaches to the Right Flood Bank Canal of the
Krishna at Oleru and canal bund near Repalle have been
plugged.

The breaches inundated Repalle but normalcy has returned
to the town now as water has receded.

Power has been restored to five out of six flood
affected towns, 486 of the 627 villages and to all 49 mandal
headquarters, they said.

The sanitation and restoration work in Kurnool is proving
to be a tough task as the thick layer of silt which
accumulated in the town has solidified.

The government has opened centres in Hyderabad,
Tirupati, Vijayawada and other places to collect flood relief
material donated by the general public. PTI