Ten mandals receive 100 mm rain: Collector

October 15, 2020 12:30 am | Updated 12:30 am IST - GUNTUR

District Collector I. Samuel Ananda Kumar has said that 11 mandals in the district received an average of 68.2 mm while 10 mandals received 100 mm rain. The Collector, along with district officials, took part in a video conference held by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on the flood situation on Wednesday.

More than 600 families have been evacuated in Tadepalli, Mangalagiri and Sattenapalli mandals.

Mr. Ananda Kumar said that the discharges from Prakasam Barrage could touch 8 lakh cusecs in the next two days in view of heavy rains in catchment areas.

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