Rivers in north Andhra under watch amid cyclone-triggered rains

EPDCLAP staff taking up restoration works at Tippanavalasa in Vizianagaram district on Tuesday.

The district administrations of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram remain on high alert amid fears of flooding in the Nagavali, Vamsadhara, Suvarnamukhi and other rivers due to heavy rains in North Andhra region under the impact of cyclone Arnab.

Both districts received heavy showers from the early hours of Tuesday. While there was no major damage to public and private properties. standing crops in several places were damaged.

Srikakulam District Collector Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar said the situation was under control. With a flood threat alert in the Vamsadhara river, as a precaution people living in low lying areas of Amadalavalasa, Burja and other places were shifted to safer places.

Vizianagaram Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy said there were no untoward incidents, or damage to public and private property due to the heavy rains in the district. Power supply was disrupted in a few villages of Bhogapuram and Pusapatirega but the electricity department restored the power on a war footing.

The Collector said that election related works were going on smoothly despite the inclement weather. He hoped the weather conditions would improve in the next couple of days ahead of the urban local body elections scheduled to be held on November 1, 2026.