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In early September 2024, Vijayawada, a city in Andhra Pradesh, India, experienced severe flooding triggered by exceptionally heavy rainfall that began on August 31, 2024. The floods resulted in at least 35 deaths in NTR district and significantly impacted approximately 270,000 people in Vijayawada alone. [ 1 ]
In 2024 Floodwaters from Khammam district flowed into Vijayawada with unprecedented force, reaching a discharge of 70,000 cusecs, well above the typical maximum of 11,000 cusecs. During the floods, the Prakasam Barrage, which regulates water flow from the river, recorded unprecedented inflows of 11.43 lakh cusecs, whereas its discharge capacity ...
This list is about the area of largest cities in India. The cities are ranked by the area governed by local political bodies such as municipal corporations. For the list of largest metropolitan areas, see List of metropolitan areas in India. Greater Jaipur and Heritage Jaipur became two separate municipal corporations, so are not on the list.
It includes the major cities of Vijayawada and Guntur. Vijayawada is the largest city and headquarters of the region. It is one the most populated metropolitan areas in Andhra Pradesh. [3] The region is under the jurisdiction of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority and covers an area of 8,603 km 2 (3,322 sq mi) under 58 mandals. [4]
Vijayawada was paired as a sister city of Modesto, California in 1993. [109] The city has old and new town areas. The One Town area of the city is known as old city area, comprising areas such as Islampet, Jendachettu Centre, Kamsalipet, Rajarajeswaripet, Kothapet, Ajith Singh Nagar, and Winchipet. [110]
The four districts of the region were part of the Madras Presidency until 1953. [5] From 1953 to 1956, the region was a part of Andhra State and in 1956, the Telangana region was merged with Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh State. [6]
Vijayawada Rural mandal is one of the 20 mandals in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Vijayawada revenue division and has its headquarters at Nunna. [2] [3] The mandal is bounded by Ibrahimpatnam, G. Konduru, Gannavaram, Kankipadu, Penamaluru and Patamata (Vijayawada east) Mandals. [4]
The town is located on the banks of the Kattaleru river [7] and is situated at a distance of 74 km (46 mi) from the district headquarters Vijayawada. [ 8 ] [ 4 ] The town is governed by the Gampalagudem Gram Panchayat, which is responsible for the local administration of the area.