With the Krishna in spate following heavy inflows, the flood situation is likely to intensify at Prakasam Barrage here by Monday.
The first flood warning was issued at around 11.30 a.m. when the discharge at the barrage crossed 3.96 lakh cusecs.
By 7 p.m., as the inflows gradually increased to 5.37 lakh cusecs, the authorities let out 5.32 lakh cusecs. With the inflows reaching 5.63 lakh cusecs by 8 p.m., the authorities started discharging 5.58 lakh cusecs.
At 9.45 p.m., a second flood warning was issued as the discharge crossed 5.69 lakh cusecs.
Meanwhile, the Krishna administration and the A.P. State Disaster Management Authority have sounded a high alert in the areas upstream and downstream of the Prakasam Barrage.
Officials estimate that the inflows to the barrage may cross seven lakh cusecs by the early hours of Monday.
District Collector A.Md. Imtiaz asked the officials to be…