Regardless of Growing Inflows within the Krishna River, Downstream of Prakasam Barrage, Lack of a Bridge is Forcing Individuals in Pamula Lanka, Island Village in Krishna Distrint, to DEPENDNA DIPERICT, To Depend upon BOATS to Attain Mainland. , Photograph credit score: gn rao
Whereas Officers Have Issued A Cuity Observe to the Public Asking Them Not To Enterprise Into The Krishna River, In View of the Improve in Inflows in Inflows at Prakasam Barrage, that has not stopped the residents of the residents of the residues of the residues of Thotlavalluru mandal in Krishna District from Crossing the river.
There are eight island villages right here, Together with Pamula Lanka, Kanigiri Lanka, Thodella Dibba, Valluripalem and others, Situated Downstream of Prakasam Barrage. Pamula Lanka, The Largest, Has a Inhabitants of Round 2,500.
Every time there is a rise within the inflows, a motorboat batcomes the one mode of transport for these villages to succeed in thilavalluru or different areas of the mainland. Whereas the Villagers Lay a Non permanent Street, Filth Monitor, Each 12 months, It Will get washed Away Each time the Inflows Improve within the river. Tardy Progress within the Sanction of a Bridge has pressured them to rely on boats for his or her each day commute in the course of the monsoons.
On Thursday, the Barrage Acquired Inflows of Almost 3 Lakh Cusecs, which was disastering downstream. The water within the river, which often is at 4 toes, Had Risen to 12 Ft, Say the Villagers.
Okay. Sambasiva Rao, A Fisherman and Boat Operator stated, “It has at all times been like this. Round twenty years in the past, Politicians promised to assemble a bridge account Until Date. “sambasiva rao, in the meantime, costs ₹ 10 per particular person for ferrying.
He makes 10 journeys each day and there are seven extra motorboats, Every Can Carry Almost 30 folks. Round 2,000 folks cross the river each day between the Island Villages and Thotlavalluru. The boats, which resume service early morning, Proceed Until 8 PM Taking Agricultural Staff, Excessive Faculty and School College students, and Different folks. Some take their bikes together with them on the boats.
The eight villages solely have major colleges attributable to which kids additionally must cross the river each morning because the non permanent highway to highschool will get washed away. Whereas there isn’t a authorities faculties in thotavalluru, a authorities highschool got here up not too long ago.
“We face numerous directions throughout rains. Has been no accident thus far
The Island Villages Have Fortile Lands, The place Business Crops Resembling Sugarcane, Banana, and Turmeric are Grown. Many from the mainland go to the opposite aspect of the river for Agricultural work, Says Mandal Income Officer M. Kusuma Kumari. Many farmers from these villages promote their produce in vuyyuru and different Close by Areas.
The mro added that whereas there are fair-price outlets and village well being clinics in each panchayat, folks must cross the river to go to thipluru for the well being centi (PHC). Many identified how troublesome it turns into for pregnant girls or folks to go the hospital throughout emergencies.
“Nevertheless, in emergencies, we ship docs to those villages,” MS. Kusuma kumar stated, including {that a} bridge would remedy many most of the present issues.
When requested Relating to the matter of Bridge Development, Pamarru MLA Varla Kumar Raja Mentioned That Development work of a bridge was initiated in the course of the earlier tdp tenure nevertheless it was stalled in 2020. ” Devastating Floods Final 12 months, I’ve taken up the difficulty with the Chief Minister. Varla Kumar Raja stated.
Printed – July 31, 2025 11:08 pm IST
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