AP: Water level rises in Krishna river, CWC issues red alert

The Central Water Commission has warned the government to prepare for the flood as the Krishna river has been receiving massive inflows of water, resulting in rising in water level.

Vijayawada: After Kerala and Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh is on alert following rising water levels in the Krishna river on Friday.

The Central Water Commission (CWS) stated that water level in the Krishna river started rising near the catchment areas two days after 70 crest gates of Prakasam barrage were lifted following heavy rainfall here.

Outflow from Pulichinthala Project was 7.52 lakh cusec today while the discharge from the Prakasam Barrage was registered at more than 6.57 lakh cusec. The water is overflowing, at above 15 feet, near Prakasam Barrage.

According to a forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), coastal areas in Andhra Pradesh is expected to have heavy to very heavy downpour from August 18 to 20.