The Central water resources ministry has issued a flood alert to districts in the Krishna and Godavari basins in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
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Ten people have lost their lives in rain related incidents in the past two days in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
One team each is pre-positioned at Bidar, Kalaburagi and Bengaluru districts, the statement said. NDRF team deployed at Kalaburagi carried out flood rescue operation and evacuated 21 marooned persons to safer places.
Deputy Chief Minister N China Rajappa toured various parts of the state to oversee the rescue operations.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said they are in touch with local administration and monitoring the situation round the clock.
At least seven people died and two are missing after heavy rain triggered floods in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh since Thursday, reported ANI. Relative humidity oscillated between 73 and 91 per cent. Many passenger trains were cancelled on Nadikudi-Guntur section, while express trains from Secunderabad, which normally pass through Guntur, have been diverted as the rail tracks near Piduguralla were inundated.
Standing crops, mostly paddy, chilli and cotton suffered extensive damage in over 41,000 hectares of Guntur alone.
The low pressure that formed over the Bay of Bengal, now persists over Telangana, and the adjoining areas of south Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha. This was the second time in less than a fortnight that Palnadu witnessed very heavy downpour which threw normal life out of gear.
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Cooch Behar received 59.2 mm rainfall, the state’s highest in 24 hours from last morning, the Met department said.
