Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Heavy Rains Halt Cargo Operations at Two Kakinada Ports
Heavy rain and strong winds have temporarily stopped work at two ports in Kakinada.
Ships carrying rice are waiting for the weather to improve.
The sea had waves up to one metre high and winds of 30 knots.
Rainwater and seawater flooded some roads and neighborhoods.
A culvert also broke in Thimmarajupalem.
Officials are checking reservoirs, roads, power, water supplies, crops, and fishermen’s safety.
Pumps are being used to remove standing water.
A control room will watch the situation all day and night, and people may be moved to safer places if necessary.
Cargo handling stopped at Kakinada Deep Water Port and Anchorage Port amid heavy rain and rough seas.
Twelve ships await rice cargoes at Anchorage Port, while four ships wait at Kakinada Deep Water Port.
Waves reached one metre and winds reached 30 knots; operations may resume by Friday noon if weather permits.
Flooding, a breached culvert, and seawater entering a street disrupted movement in several areas.
Officials established round-the-clock monitoring, deployed pumps, and prepared to evacuate residents from vulnerable locations if needed.
- Who
- Kakinada port authorities, district and municipal officials, Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan, and affected residents and ship crews.
- What
- Heavy rains and turbulent seas suspended cargo handling, while flooding and a breached culvert disrupted movement in several areas.
- When
- Operations were expected to resume by Friday noon if weather permitted; officials were told to remain on high alert for the next two days.
- Where
- Kakinada’s Deep Water and Anchorage ports, along with affected areas in Kothapalli, Nidadavole, Rajamahendravaram, Bhimavaram, and West Godavari district.
- Why
- Heavy rainfall, strong winds, rough seas, rising waves, and water accumulation created unsafe conditions for port and road operations.
- Affected ports
- Kakinada Deep Water Port and Anchorage Port
- Ships waiting
- 12 at Anchorage Port and four at Kakinada Deep Water Port
- Sea conditions
- Waves up to one metre and winds of 30 knots
- Expected resumption
- By Friday noon, weather permitting
- Emergency monitoring
- A round-the-clock control room was established; contact number: 94940-60060
- Reservoirs monitored
- Yeleru, Tandava, Pampa, and Subbareddy Sagar reservoirs
- Flood impacts
- A culvert breached at Thimmarajupalem, while several roads and areas were inundated