Nellore: Forty eight hours after the torrential rain has lashed several parts of Nellore district, the situation is limping back to normal and relief operations have been stepped up on a war footing. Some 20,000 persons, have been shifted to relief camps, from low lying areas and provided with food. The municipal corporation officials have taken up the work of garbage removal and controlling drainage over flows. However, at most of the places the uprooted trees are yet to be removed. At some colonies, they have been cleared by the locals.

On the Mypadu road, the uprooted electric poles still remained to be cleared and in some instances, the wires were clinging on to the roofs of houses. At a number of places, the cable wires of local channels have been damaged. Though the Transco officials have taken up the restoration of power supply on an emergency basis, it is yet to be restored fully in some parts of the town.

Tracks damaged

As the railway traffic is yet to be restored due to the derailment of goods train near Bitragunta, the RTC has mobilised all available buses and running services to Vijayawada, Hyderabad and Chennai, besides to all destinations in the district. For Vijayawada alone, the authorities are plying 40 buses. However, the authorities are yet to retrieve the submerged RTC bus of Rajampet depot (Cuddapah district) at the railway under bridge in the Ramalingapuram area of Nellore town. According to the authorities, the salvaging of the vehicle is possible only after water recedes fully, as the brakes of the vehicle have been jammed due to clogging of water.

Meanwhile, the water level in Somasila reservoir has been raising mainly due to release of surplus water from upland areas and the authorities have so far released 1.07 lakh cusecs of water into Kandaleru dam. Steps are also being taken to vacate inhabitants from possible submergible areas.

As on date, the Somasila reservoir has got a storage capacity of 49.096 tmcft. The Somasila water has reached Pennar river at Nellore, which has been flowing at a full peak, attracting a large number of curious visitors. With the district saved from major fury, officials are busy making assessment of damages to various sectors .

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