This document by the Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Development Corporation (APWRDC) describes the efforts made by engineers and the decisionmakers at managing the historic flood in the Krishna river basin in Andhra Pradesh, India. Experts from various engineering fields, administrators, weather forecast experts, were present to given their valuable inputs for decision making at the flood control centre.
The document is divided into the following chapters:
Chapter 1: Introduction: floods in Andhra Pradesh
Chapter 2: Krishna river basin
Chapter 3: Historic flood in Krishna basin
Chapter 4: Limitations for flood discharge
- Dam specific constraints
- Srisailam
- Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
- Prakasam Barrage
- Unprecedented heavy rainfall
- Short Lead Time
Chapter 5: Krishna Basin Flood Management
- State Flood Control Centre Flood Management Strategy
- Decision Support System
- APSRAC
- IMD Rainfall Forecast
- CWC Forecast
- Experts Advise
- CIOKRIP Meetings
- Communication Systems
- SMS Based Information System
- Role of Press and Electronic Media
- Internet Service Real Time Monitoring & Modelling
- Real time Monitoring and Modelling
Chapter 6: Participation of Farmers Organisations
Chapter 7: Post Flood Management Restoration of Irrigation Systems
Chapter 8: Impact of Flood : Relief & Rehabilitation
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