NTR District Collector S. Dilli Rao said that the construction of the flood protection wall in the Krishna river alongside Krishnalanka and Ramalingeswara Nagar areas would be completed up to four metres by the end of July.
Mr. Rao along with the officials of the Water Resources and Revenue Departments and the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation inspected the construction works on Saturday.
He said by the end of July the wall would be built up to four metres height and it would be able to protect the areas from flooding until the flood level in Krishna reaches eight lakh cusecs. He said so far 65% of the works had been completed.
