Telangana: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan visits flood-affected areas in Kothagudem, takes stock of situation

Though KCR reached Warangal via a chopper on Saturday evening to conduct an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas on Sunday morning, the chief minister had to cancel the plan due to inclement weather.

Submerged house at Chinthiryala Village in Badrachalam District #Telangana.#TelanganaFloods #godavarifloods pic.twitter.com/nSITuDvLkF

— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (@DrTamilisaiGuv) July 17, 2022

Meanwhile, the Governor took a late-night train from Secunderabad and reached Managuru in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district early on Sunday morning.

Soon after reaching Kothagudem, she visited the shelter camps at Aswapuram mandal and interacted with flood-affected people.

She first visited Vemulapalli village in Aswapuram mandal and later, the shelter camps set up at SKT Function Hall, Pamulapally, and Taringini Function Hall, Chintiryala colony.

In the meantime, KCR toured the deluge-hit areas, including Bhadrachalam town, by road on a specially modified bus.

Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan interacts with flood-affected people.

“I came here to ensure that those displaced by the floods are being rescued and taken care of. I have taken note of their grievances. I am moved by their plight. We have to provide them proper health and medical care. I will take their grievances to the notice of the authorities concerned,’’ she added.

Soundararajan also visited damaged houses and inundated paddy fields in the area.

Hundreds of displaced people submitted their representations to the Governor.

Later in the day, she distributed health kits, medicines, and tarpaulins, collected by the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) and the Lions Club, to the flood victims.

Hundreds of displaced people submitted their representations to the Governor and urged Soundararajan to interact with them, an official said. The Governor also served food to those camped at Taringini Function Hall.

The Governor first visited Vemulapalli village in Aswapuram mandal.

She further interacted with the officials to learn about the extent of damage to paddy fields, properties and livestock. Soundararajan also enquired about flood level in Godavari river.

Special teams from IRCS and the ESIC Medical College accompanied the Governor to extend relief measures and medical attention to those in need.

The Governor said that a team of doctors, led by Dr A Srinivas from the ESIC Medical College, Hyderabad, will assist in providing medical care to those in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district and Bhadrachalam town.