At least 80 pregnant women have been shifted to government hospitals from the Polavaram project submergence areas, which have been affected by the Godavari flood in the Agency of the Alluri Sitaramaraju (ASR) district. In Chintoor Agency alone, 63 habitations have been hit by flood along the banks of Sabari and Godavari rivers.
“We evacuated and admitted at least 80 pregnant women to the nearby Community Health Centres in the Agency to ensure timely medical care”, ASR District Joint Collector G. Ganore said. About 100 personnel of State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force had arrived for relief operations, he said.
“Over 3,800 people affected by the flood have been evacuated to the relief camp at V.R. Puram by Monday evening. The evacuation operation remains in progress. A final estimate is yet to be arrived at on the number of people required to be evacuated, based on the flood situation by Tuesday,” Project Officer (ITDA-Chintoor) K. Rama Seshu said.
