Andhra governor Biswa Bushan Harichandan conducts aerial survey of flood-affected regions

Amaravati Aug 17 : Governor Biswa Bushan Harichandan on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected regions of the state.

Several villages in East Godavari, West Godavari, Guntur and Krishna districts are reeling under flood following heavy rain fall. The administration has asked people residing in low lying areas to shift to safer places.

Last week, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had conducted a survey of flood-affected areas near the Godavari, particularly those inundated near Polavaram and West Godavari district.

The water level in the Godavari and Krishna rivers are also rising rapidly.

On Friday, IMD predicted heavy rainfall in coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh from August 18 to 20.an