150 relief camps readied as Godavari, Sabari rivers in spate

A woman prepares dinner in a traditional fishing cum house boat on the banks of river Sabari at Chintoor in Polavaram district on Friday. | Photo Credit: T. APPALA NAIDU As many as 150 relief camps are being set up along the banks of river Godavari and Sabari on the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh-Telangana tri-State junction as the two rivers are in spate following the issuance of the second Godavari flood warning issued at Bhadrachalam on Friday. The relief camps will accommodate people likely affected by the flooding in 189 villages in Polavaram district, as majority of them fall within the submergence area of the Polavaram irrigation project.Polavaram District Collector K. Dinesh Kumar announced that at least 32 boats have been arranged to evacuate affected people and transport essential c