Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has announced a ₹1,000 crore package to construct a new residential colony at a suitable place in Bhadrachalam and initiate concrete measures, in consultation with the irrigation and other experts, to find a lasting solution to the recurring problem of flooding in and around the temple town of Bhadrachalam.
He was speaking to mediapersons after visiting the flood-affected areas and relief camps in Bhadrachalam, where the Godavari continued to flow ferociously, nearly ten feet above the danger mark on July 17.
He said an interim relief of ₹10,000 and 20 kg rice will be disbursed to each flood-affected family to tide over the difficulties.
