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Flood in Krishna threatens to submerge AP villages

All that is left: The top of the bridge across the Tungabhadra near Gilkesugur village, 32 km from Raichur, was washed away in flash floods.

The Hindu Villagers being ferried to a rehabilitation centre at Thotlavalluru in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. Photo: C H Vijaya Bhaskar

River Krishna virtually turned into a sea in all its fury on Monday as a record 10.61 lakh cusecs of flood water reached Prakasam Barrage, threatening to submerge some villages.

This is the heaviest flood in river Krishna in more than 106 years as the previous record stands at 10.30 lakh cusecs in 1903, irrigation authorities said.

The water level touched 21.4 feet at Prakasam Barrage and all the 72 sluice gates have been lifted to let out water into Bay of Bengal.

They said said the current flood discharge at Nagarjuna Sagar has been reduced to 10.3 lakh cusescs from 11 lakh cusecs on Sunday.

The discharge is expected to remain constant at least in the next 24 hours and the outflow from Prakasam Barrage will also be around 10.5 lakh cusecs.

Chodavaram village on the downstream of Prakasam Barrage is facing a grave threat as flood water is about to submerge the entire village.

However, there is no threat to lives as villagers have already moved to relief camps.

Two more villages near Thotalvalluru also faced a severe threat as river embankment is found to be weak. Water seepage from the embankment in some places could lead to inundation of villages on the Krishna left bank.

Lakhs of sand bags are being dumped along the embankment at vulnerable points to prevent any breach, revenue officials said.

Indian students retaliate following racial abuse in Australia

PTI This file photo shows the cars of Indian students that were torched in Melbourne in May, 2009.

In a fresh incident against Indians, a group of Australians racially abused community members coming out from a Kabaddi match and damaged their car here, prompting them to retaliate.

The incident took place at a carpark outside Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium in Epping when a local skateboarder damaged the rear window of a car belonging to an Indian.

The skateboarder also used abusive language against some Indians who were leaving the stadium where a Kabaddi match had ended on Sunday night.

“Associates of the person, whose car was damaged, came to his assistance. Two men were assaulted and hit with sticks in the brawl. These two injured men were from the group outside who had allegedly started to verbally abuse the people from the vehicle,” police said in a statement.

The two Australians-aged 25 and 42-were taken to Northern Hospital with minor injuries, they said. However, no arrests have been made and the incident was being investigated, the police told PTI.

Around 30 Indian students were attacked in various cities from June to August. Last month, three Indians were “brutally bashed” by a group of around 70 youth while playing here.

“A lot of people were leaving, the presentations were on at the time. I spoke to one of the boys who was there and he said a guy had smashed the rear window of a car that was leaving,” Councillor from the City of Darebin Tim Singh, who was present at the medal presentations ceremony for Kabaddi tournament, was quoted as saying by the media.

Mr. Singh said that the guy also made some racial comments following which the clash broke out between the two groups.

Meanwhile, an another report quoted police officer Mark Doney as saying that the incident occurred when contestants of the team began to leave the venue.

“One of the youths there tried to get in the way of the cars and yelled out a bit of abuse at people. I think he got his just dessert by the occupants of the vehicle after he smashed the window of their car. Obviously, push has come to shove and he smashed the panel of the side window of the car with the skateboard. It has escalated from there as some of his mates have come down the skatepark. A couple more were assaulted,” he said.

Inspector Doney said the injured men hadn’t pressed charges. “We don’t have a complaint of assault from them,” he said.

Last week, a 28-year-old Indian student was attacked with a “plank of wood or a baseball bat” by two men at Keilor Plains train station which left him with 20 stitches on his head.

11 killed in Bodo militants attack in Assam

Guwahati: At least 11 persons were killed in Bodo militants attack in Assam. The carnage took place at a village in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Sunday evening.

According to the recent reports, militants belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) faction, which is opposed to talks with New Delhi, gunned down 11 people including two women.

Nine others are said to be injured in the incident. Superintendent of Police Surender Kumar told “NDFB insurgents attacked Balisang village in Biswanath Chariali police station and fired at the locals having a mixed population of Assamese, Nepalese and Adivasis.”

Official sources said the militants had attacked the villagers as they refused to pay the extortion demands.

Indian army to deploy light tanks on China border

New Delhi: Indian army is set to deploy light tanks on China and Pakistan boarders. Reports say that more than 300 tanks would be deployed in the initial period to beef up capabilities on the frontiers.

The army wants the tanks to be able to penetrate highly protected armoured vehicles and Main Battle Tanks of the enemy from a distance of more than two kilometres and also be able to fire high explosive anti-tank shells and guided missiles.

Process for acquisition of the tanks has been initiated with the Request for Information (RFI) being issued for the same.

The tanks are intended to be deployed in the mountainous region of Jammu and Kashmir in the north and Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in the north-east, army sources said.

The tanks are expected to weigh around 22 tonnes and be capable of operating at heights of over 3,000 metres in hilly terrain, they said.

The light tanks are being considered for deployment as part of mechanised force in the high altitude regions as heavy tanks cannot reach there, they said.

Flood situation worsens in Andhra Pradesh

SHATTERED HOPE: A woman cries on seeing her submerged house at P. Garlapadu village, about 180 km from Hyderabad, in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. Photo: AP

A 500-metre-long bridge across the Tungabhadra river near Gilkesugur village, 32 km from Raichur, was washed away in flash floods in Karnataka, even as the situation eased in Gulbarga, Bijapur, Bellary and Raichur districts of the State with the water-level in the Krishna, Tungabhadra and several streams and rivulets receding on Sunday.

However, the massive flood in the Krishna wreaked havoc in Krishna, Guntur and Nalgonda districts of Andhra Pradesh as enormous quantities of water were released from Nagarjunasagar dam and Vijayawada’s Prakasam Barrage inundating about 400 villages, including all island habitations, and rendering over 4 lakh people homeless.

The death toll in the two States rose to 205, a PTI report said. It said Karnataka accounted for all the 12 fresh deaths, taking the fatalities in the State to 168. A total of 37 people perished in Andhra Pradesh.

The road link between Raichur and other cities like Adoni, Kurnool and Yemmiganur in Andhra Pradhesh and Bellary in Karnataka has been cut off.

Nearly 1.80 lakh people, who have been rendered homeless following unprecedented rains in north Karnataka, have been provided accommodation in 589 relief camps in different districts. Food packets and medicines were airdropped in several areas.

Even as the rain havoc in six districts of the State has resulted in large scale destruction to private and public property, the Karnataka government has called upon all its employees not to go on leave for at least a month and focus all attention on providing relief to the affected people .

Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa accompanied by Minister for Revenue G. Karunakara Reddy is himself leading the relief and rescue operations. AICC president Sonia Gandhi and Union Minister for Home P. Chidambaram will conduct an aerial survey on Monday and Mr. Yeddyurappa along with State Home Minister V.S. Acharya and the Revenue Minister will accompany them.

The release of water from the Narayanpur dam has been reduced from 4.7 lakh cusecs to 3.11 lakh cusecs.

In Andhra Pradesh, the rain and floods have caused large-scale devastation at Mantralayam, 40 km from Raichur. The Brindavana of saint Raghavendra Swami is situated there. A major part of the structure around Raghavendra Swamy Mutt and buildings have been damaged, and materials stored in the mutt and nearby shops have been destroyed. Sixty-five cows at a “goshala” of the mutt died in the floods.

Nandyal town in Kurnool district was engulfed by the swollen Kundu river, which overflowed into the town and over 40 villages around it as water from the Krishna joined it. A large portion of the railway track near the town was washed away, disrupting train services.

Although the situation in Kurnool and Mahabubnagar districts improved after water began receding, people in Mantraylayam panicked and ran helter skelter in the evening following rumours that the Tungabhadra dam at Hospet developed a breach.

A tense situation prevailed in Krishna, Guntur and Nalgonda districts where the Krishna rose menacingly and flowed into the villages. In Nalgonda, the famous Lakshminarasimha temple at Mattapalli in Nalgonda district was partially submerged by the Krishna in spate. In Guntur district, the Buddhist centre of Amaravathi was cut off and about 50 villages abutting it were faced with the same fate.

Traffic on the high level road-bridge that connects Hyderabad to Guntur was held up for 5 km on either side as huge crowds thronged the area to see the spectacle of Nagarjunasagar releasing a high outflow of over 10 lakh cusecs.

In Krishna district, the river water flowed into Budameru, a dangerous drain that, in turn, flooded several areas in Vijayawada. The river also overflowed onto the Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway in Kanchikacherla, Ibrahimpatnam and other places. Officials were apprehensive about the safety of the cooling tower of Vijayawada Thermal Power Station.

Two persons found on a hay stack floating in the river were rescued by an Army chopper.

Chief Minister K. Rosaiah undertook an aerial survey accompanied by Revenue Minister D. Prasada Rao.

Navy rescue students and mentally challenged people in Andhra Pradesh mandal

Vijayawada, Oct 5 : In a brave effort, the Indian Navy today rescued about 50 students who were stranded in their Christian High School when flood waters encircled the building, at Ibrahimpatnam mandal near here this morning.

The navy personnel also rescued about 30 mentally challenged people when they were caught in the ferry flood water in the same mandal after several colonies there were inundated after water was released from Prakasam Barrage to the bay, official sources said.

The sources said the water level at the barrage which was at present 20.9 feet as against the normal 12 feet would increase further to two more feet following 10.5 lakh cusecs of inflows being received at the barrage from Nagarjunasagar which will be let into the sea.

Stating that though there was a heavy discharge, there was no threat for the barrage, the sources said, adding threat loomed large to many mandals in Diviseema region after the discharge crossed 10.5 lakh cusecs from the barrage.

At Mulapadu in Krishna district, about 3 feet of flood water was overflowing on the national highway-9 causing disruption of vehicular traffic between Hyderabad and Vijayawada, the sources added.

The officials were making fervent appeals to the people living in the river bed and in vulnerable areas to move to safer places.

Flood threat continue in Krishna district for 3rd day

Vijayawada, Oct 5 : The devastating floods, which created a havoc in the entire Krishna district since the last two days continued for the third day even as the discharge of surplus water by the irrigation authorities from Prakasam barrage to the sea has created a record when it surpassed earlier discharge of 9.50 lakh cusecs recorded in 1998.

The huge quantum of discharge was likely to cause inundation of low lying areas and villages abutting the embankments of the river.

Talking to UNI, an official in the irrigation department said at present the water level at Nagarjunasagar was being maintained at 586.60 feet. The reservoir received an inflow of 11.70 lakh cusecs from Srisailam dam and of which 10.62 lakh cusecs was discharged to Prakasam barrage.

Similarly, the water level at Prakasam barrage was increasing time to time and maintained now at 20.90 feet. About 9.59 lakh cusecs of water was discharged into the sea till this report was filed.

The discharge of 10.50 lakh cusecs of water released to the barrage from Nagarjunasagar reservoir by the irrigation authorities yesterday will reach anytime now, the official added.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah already announced at a press meet here yesterday that the state government was thinking of not to release surplus flood water from the barrage beyond 10.5 lakh cusecs to minimise the loss to human lives and destruction of properties. However, he said if circumstances become inevitable, water would be released further.

There was a grave threat for island villages in Diviseema if the discharges continued to increase as the outflow would go to the sea starting from Vijayawada through Hamsaladeevi downstream of the barrage.

The official said the floods in the river Krishna was the highest ever as such a magnitude was not witnessed for the past 100 years.

Meanwhile, many villages of Nandigama, Jaggayyapeta, Kanchikacharla, Chandarlapadu and Ibrahimpatnam mandals spread over western part of Krishna district were marooned by the flood.

Crops in agricultural fields in this district were completely submerged in Jaggayyapeta Mandal and flood waters started flowing over NH-9. As a result the vehicular traffic from Hyderabad to Vijayawada was diverted through Suryapet and Khammam, APSRTC sources said.

Flood water also entered Dr K L Rao Head Water works at Bhavanipuram here but there was no immediate threat of complete stoppage of drinking water in the city. The District Administration announced holidays to both government and private schools located on the banks of the Krishna today and tomorrow, a statement to this effect was issued by Krishna District collector Peeyush Kumar.

Flood water was overflowing on the Avanigadda Aquadict in this district and at Mulapadu and Pilaeswarapuram in Ibrahimpatnam Mandal flood water was overflowing on the National Highway.

The Puligadda aquadict was also on the threat of being marooned completely and flood water entered the Anjaneyaswamy temple at Gollapadu in Bellamkonda Mandal in the neighbouring Guntur District.

Road links between Vijayawada and Guntur was cut off as the water level rose up to 4 feet late in the night yesterday.

Likewise, the Vijayawada-Vaikuntapuram road lay submerged in waist deep-water as water reached about five foot at Vaikuntapuram.

Flood water also entered in more than 100 villages in Guntur District and road link between Macherla town and NSP dam in this district got snapped due to heavy discharge of flood water, reports reaching here said.

The Chief Minister also conducted an aerial survey of flood affected areas in Krishna district yesterday and reviewed the situation with ministers and officials at the Ajitsingh Nagar stadium.

Sonia to visit flood-hit Andhra Pradesh; toll mounts to 38

Hyderabad : The death toll in devastation caused by floods rose to 38 in Andhra Pradesh even as the focus of the flood fury shifted to Vijayawada, which is set to witness a record inflow of about 10.60 lakh cusecs tomorrow inundating more island villages in Diviseema.

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will make an aerial survey tomorrow of flood-hit Kurnool and Mahboobnagar districts where flood waters started receding providing much-needed access for relief and rescue operations.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah, returning after an aerial survey of flood-affected areas, told reporters that the situation would improve tomorrow with further reduction in inflow into Srisailam reservoir at 1900 hrs to 9.31 lakh cusecs.

”There is nothing to worry as we have an additional storage space of 11 TMC in Nagarjunasagar,” he said.

Irrigation officials told UNI that the inflow into Prakasam barrage was likely to go up to 10.60 lakh cusecs by tomorrow morning and was expected to recede slowly thereafter.

Though the government maintained that the death toll was 38 and unofficial sources said the toll could be more than double as more areas become accessible.

The worst-affected Mahbubnagar accounted for a maximum death of 17 followed by Kurnool 15, Krishna three, Nalgonda two and Guntur one, an official release said.

The authorities in Karnataka impounded over one lakh cusecs of water in Naryanpur and another 50,000 cusecs in Thungabadra following requests from irrigation authroties in Andhra Pradesh to tackle the unprecedented floods.

A Vijayawada report quoting Irrigation Department sources said the inflow from Nagarjunasagar rose to 8.83 lakh cusecs this evening.

Andhra Pradesh Animal Husbandary Minister P Parthasarathy supervising the flood situation said the barrage was designed to handle an inflow of 11.5 lakh cusecs.

Events Today In Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh

Art
Artists’ Collection Monday, October 5th, 2009. 11 a.m. to  4 p.m. Mystic Inspirations, Plot No.33, Banjara Hills. An exhibition of paintings by various artists like Suman Roy, Arif, Jaya Baheti, Deeraj Chodhary and Kishan will be on display.
Unfloding The Raga Monday, October 5th, 2009. 11 a.m. to  7 p.m. ICONART Gallery, 1672, SBI Building, Road No.12, Banjara Hills. An exhibition of paintings by Sanju jain will be on display.
Paintings on Mahatma Gandhi Monday, October 5th, 2009. 11 a.m. to  6 p.m. Kalakriti, 468, Road No.12, Banjara Hills. An exhibition of sketches by artist Siva Kesava Rao, on Mahatma Gandhi will be on display. This is in tribute to his 140th Birthday.
Eating Out
Lunch Buffet Monday, October 5th, 2009. noon to  3 p.m. Sweet Nirvana, Plot No.105, Phase II, Kavuri Hills, Madhapur Sweet Nirvana is offering a variety of delicious continental cuisine which includes soups, salads along with the main course and desserts.
Steam and Roast Festival Monday, October 5th, 2009. 7 p.m. to  11:15 p.m. Mainland China, City Center Mall, Road No.1, Banjara Hills. The restaurant is offering authentic Chinese cuisine. All the dishes are cooked on steam and are roasted, keeping in mind people who are health conscious.
Evening Snacks Monday, October 5th, 2009. 4 p.m. to  6 p.m. Promenade, Aditya Park, Ameerpet. An array of South and North Indian snacks and light meals at the Promenade.
Happy Hours Monday, October 5th, 2009. 4 p.m. to  8 p.m. The Bar, Novotel Hyderabad Airport, Shamshabad. The Bar at Novotel is having happy hours, during when, they offer a complimentary drink on purchase of every drink.
Midnight Biryani Monday, October 5th, 2009. 11:30 p.m. to  3 a.m. Tulips, Hotel Greenpark, Greenlands, Begumpet. Tulips is serving an array of vegetarian and non-vegetarian biryanis. Other delicacies like Haleem, Sheermal, Paneer Burjee and desserts are also available.
Southern Delicacies Monday, October 5th, 2009. noon to  3 p.m. Deccan Pavilion, Hotel ITC The Kakatiya, Begumpet. The coffee shop is offering authentic Hyderabadi biryanis and delicious kebabs along with other Chinese and continental cuisines. Also on the menu are soups, salads, cold cuts, pastas and desserts.
Snacks and Desserts Buffet Monday, October 5th, 2009. 4 p.m. to  7 p.m. Sweet Nirvana, Kavuri Hills, Madhapur. A variety of savory snacks such as chicken barbeque and desserts will be served along with lemonade.
Vegetarian Buffet Monday, October 5th, 2009. 7 p.m. to  11 p.m. Venue, Quality Inn Residency, Nampally. The restaurant offers delicious south Indian vegetarian buffet, along with snacks and desserts for lunch and dinner.
Lunch Buffet Monday, October 5th, 2009. 12:30 p.m. to  3 p.m. Tandoor, White House Building, Begumpet. An authentic North Indian buffet featuring peas pulao, paneer tikka, biryanis, desserts and more for lunch.
The Curry Bar Monday, October 5th, 2009. 7:30 p.m. to  11:30 p.m. Spice Junxion, Taj Deccan, Road No.1, Banjara Hills. Executive Chef Sachin Joshi has prepared a menu for this unique food festival, which contains an array of most popular, authentic, spicy south Indian curries. They include a variety of chicken, fish, lamb and vegetable curries that are made using home-made spices and served with portions of Appams, Malabar Parathas, Dosas, and steamed rice. To name a few – the non-veg curries on offer will be Kozhi Chettinad, Kori Gassi, Meen da Kajippu, Kundapur Chicken, and Meen Moily, and among the veg curries Cauliflower, Alambo Arepu, Kaikari Chettinad and Gutthi Vankaya Kura will be served.
Hyderabadi Cuisine Monday, October 5th, 2009. 7:30 p.m. to  11 p.m. MJ Towers, Banjara Hills Punjabi by Nature is offering authentic Hyderabadi and Punjabi cuisine for lunch and dinner.
Oktoberfest Monday, October 5th, 2009. 7 p.m. to  11 p.m. 6-3-249/A, 1st Avenue, Road No.1,Banjara Hills The traditional cuisine from Munich for the festival.
Nightlife
From Goa With Love Monday, October 5th, 2009. 8 p.m. to  11:45 p.m. Seasons Bar, Taj Krishna, Road No.1, Banjara Hills. Singer Wahida belts out hit songs from 70s, 80s to latest chart busters.
Russian Melodies Monday, October 5th, 2009. 8 p.m. to  11:45 p.m. Atrium Bar, Taj Deccan, Road No.1, Banjara Hills. Russian singer Polina will perform at the bar. She is versatile and covers a wide variety of world styles, from contemporary popular repertoire to retro and hip-hop.
Shopping
Season Sale Monday, October 5th, 2009. 11 a.m. to  9 p.m. Planet Sports, Shop No.1-2, Afzia Towers, Opp. Lifestyle, Begumpet. The showroom is offering a 20% discount on apparel, footwear and other sports accessories for women and men.
Diwali Delight Monday, October 5th, 2009. 11 a.m. to  9 p.m. Westside, Khan Lateef Khan Estates, fateh Maidan Road Westside is displaying gift vouchers on purchase of Apparel and accessories. Get a Cygnus diamond pendant free on shopping of worth Rs.10,000/-.
I Anniversary Celebrations Monday, October 5th, 2009. 11 a.m. to  8 p.m. Sri Krishna Silks, 3-2-102, General Bazar Avail up to 100% cash back, gold and silver coins and assured gifts on every purchase, on the eve of the anniversary celebrations.
Kurta Festival – Eid Special Monday, October 5th, 2009. 11 a.m. to  9 p.m. New Meena Bazar, Abids. The store is has an exclusive range of reviting kurtas, pyjamas and sherwanis, featuring Lucknowi, Chikandari, Kashmiri works, Brocades and thread embroidery in exotic range of colors and designs. The fabrics used to create these masterpieces include plain cotton, crushed cotton, cotton silk, linen tissue silk and ploy silk.
Feel Gifted! Monday, October 5th, 2009. 11 a.m. to  9 p.m. Lifestyle, Near White House, Kundanbagh. Lifestyle celebrates its tenth anniversary. Get offers on apparel, children’s wear, cosmetics, footwear and home furnishings during this festive season.
Diwali Utsav Monday, October 5th, 2009. 11 a.m. to  8 p.m. Home Centre, Begumpet. Get up to 25% off on purchase of furniture, furnishings and decorative items during this festive season.
Festive Deals Monday, October 5th, 2009. 11 a.m. to  8 p.m. Inner Space, 686, Lane Adj. to Aamoda Kitchen, Banjara Hills. Get up to 15% to 30% off on furniture, furnishings and home accessories.
Workshops
Music Notation Reading Monday, October 5th, 2009. 6:45 p.m. to  9 p.m. Alliance Francaise, Desk Edufrance, West Marredpally. Hyderabad Western Music Forum presents the second Music Notation Reading training course. The workshop is conducted by Joe Koster and Laure Menegoz. It is the second in the series by the Hyderabad Western Music Forum. The participants will learn the art of reading Western music notation.