അർണാബ് ചുഴലിക്കാറ്റിനെത്തുടർന്ന് വടക്കൻ ആന്ധ്രയിലെ നദികൾ കരകവിഞ്ഞൊഴുകുന്നു. ശ്രീകാകുളം, വിജയനഗരം ജില്ലകളിൽ കനത്ത മഴയും വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കവും തുടരുകയാണ്. ഇച്ചാപുരം നഗരത്തിൽ വെള്ളം കയറി. നാഗാവലി, വംശധാര നദികളിൽ ജലനിരപ്പ് ഉയരുന്നു. അറ്റകുറ്റപ്പണിക്കിടെ വിജയനഗരത്ത് ലൈൻമാൻ മരിച്ചു. ദുരിതാശ്വാസ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ ഊർജിതമാക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്.
A junior lineman dies after falling from an electric pole during repairs in Vizianagaram district
Major rivers in the north Andhra districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Parvathipuram Manyam continued to receive heavy inflows from their catchment areas on Thursday (October 29, 2026), though the weather cleared after Cyclone Arnab crossed the coast on Wednesday.
The Bahuda river received 58,436 cusecs of water after flood water was released from the Baghalati dam in Odisha. Flood water entered the border town of Ichchapuram and surrounding areas, but the situation is under control, Srikakulam Collector Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar said. Following heavy inflows into the Vamsadhara, irrigation officials released 56,272 cusecs of water on Thursday.
Officials released 15,450 cusecs of water in the Nagavali river at the old bridge in Srikakulam after two days of continuous inflows. A special control room has been set up at the Collector's office (08942-240557) to monitor the flood situation in several parts of the district. Several low-lying areas of Parvathipuram Manyam district were flooded after the Suvarnamukhi river swelled.
Vizianagaram district received an average of 187.13 mm of rain on October 28, against a normal of about 1.36 mm for the day, according to the Water Resources Department. Srikakulam district got 131.33 mm and Parvathipuram Manyam 81.80 mm. In each of the three districts, that one day brought more than three-quarters of all the rain recorded so far in October.
The Nagavali at Srikakulam stood at 10.16 metres at noon on Thursday and was still rising, just 1 cm below its warning level of 10.17 metres, the department's data showed. The danger level is 10.8 metres. The Vamsadhara at the Gotta barrage was at 35.5 metres, well below its warning level of 39.1 metres, A.P. Water Resources Department data shows.
The administrations of Vizianagaram and Parvathipuram Manyam districts focused on restoring roads and power supply. Vizianagaram Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy expressed grief over the death of junior lineman Duvvada Pydiraju, who fell from an electric pole while carrying out repairs at Nallabilli in Vepada mandal.
He asked officials and staff to be careful while working in cyclone- and flood-affected areas. Schools and colleges remained closed on Thursday because the cyclone warning had not yet been officially withdrawn, he said. The administration was making arrangements for the municipal elections on November 1, he added.