Chief Minister Dr. K. Rosaiah today directed the District Collectors concerned to take all precautionary steps in view of heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast especially in the coastal districts.

The Chief Minister Dr. Rosaiah reviewed the latest situation following heavy rains in some of the coastal districts with Chief Secretary, Mr.S.V.Prasad, Commissioner, Disaster Management, Mr.T.Radha at camp office today. He also directed them to be in constant touch with the district Collectors concerned regarding the preparedness to meet any eventuality arising out of the situation and take appropriate action whenever and wherever necessary.

Since there are reports of likely heavy rains, the Chief Minister directed the officials to instruct all the line departments to coordinate and see that normalcy is restored in all the rain-affected areas. Dr Rosaiah wanted the officials to ensure supply of safe and pure drinking water in all the areas. "Prevention is always better than cure", he told the officials cautioning against spread of any epidemics in the rain-affected areas.

According to the Commissioner, Disaster Management, heavy Rainfall recorded on 31.10.2010.

>=200mm Rainfall                            10 Mandals
>=100mm to <200mm Rainfall          80 Mandals
>=64.5mm to <100mm Rainfall         53 Mandals
                   TOTAL                       143 Mandals

Accroding to preliminary reports as furnished by the Commissioner, Disaster Management, the District Collector East Godavari informed that, Control room opened at Collector’s office and at all Divisional  offices in the District. The District Collector has conducted wireless conference with RDOs., Tahsildars, JDA’s and his mandal level functionaries, Asst Director of Horticulture and HOs and instructed them to be vigilant and to concentrate on low lying area and areas likely to be inundated. Necessary precautionary measures are being taken up.

• No of Mandals affected                            : 51 (Severely- 35, Partially-16)
• No. of Houses inundated                          : 1500
• No. Of Houses Damaged                          : 81
• No. of food packets distributed                 : 2600
• No of Hect  Paddy crop submerged           : 20000

• No of persons died                                          : 1 (Naidupet Mandal)
• No. of cattle perished                                      : 2 (Indukurpet M)

Heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur at many places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh during next 48 hours. Heavy rain would occur at a few places over Rayalaseema during the same period.