September 16-30, 2016: Intense Rains in Andhra, Maharashtra States and B.Tech students develop a DRONE

        trusciencetrutechnology@blogspot.com                           Volume 2016, Issue No.9a,  Dt: 16 to 30 September 2016, Time: 10:04:05 AM.

           September  16-30, 2016: Intense Rains in Andhra, Maharashtra States,                                              and B.Tech students develop a DRONE    
                                                      
             Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,

M.Sc. (Math. Phys) M.Sc. (Nucl. Phys) Ph. D. (AU), Int.Edu & Res. (Sweden 1964) 
DOB:23-07-1940. [Retd. Prof of Physics; Shivaji University, Kolhapur - 416004]
Residential Address: 17- 11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony,

      Maharanipeta. P. O., Visakhapatnam-530002, A.P. Mobile: 09491902867.

kotcherlakota_l_n@hotmail.com; 
 lakshminarayana.kotcherlakota@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

                      

                    Most Powerful Storm of this year packed 134 mph Winds: Wednesday Sept. 14, Super Typhoon Meranti hit southern and eastern areas of Taiwan. Kolhapur Scientist Dinesh Bharadia claims turning Radio communication two-way, a feat that surpasses Marconi attempt. Duplex Radio won him a Young Scholar award to receive at California on November 2. At 8:52 BST Friday 16 September 2016: Half a month’s rain falls in a few hours overnight. There were reports of roads and properties being inundated across Surrey, Hampshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London as a band of torrential rain and hail moved in from the Channel overnight. Norilsk mining of Nickel, Copper and Palladium and turns the flow of River as RED. It has been raining at Visakhapatnam since midnight to early morning on Sept. 17, and from 3 AM to 6 AM the rain was heavy. Erta Ale, a 600 m-high and highly active volcano that contains the largest living lava lake in the world. A 3-million-year ice age is coming to an end.  Much of the Arctic sea ice has melted away in the last 35 years. The ice loss poses a terminal threat to polar bears. Almost all districts of Marathwada adjacent to Telangana, have received heavy rains over past week 9 to 16 Sept. 2016. At least five persons from two families, including a minor girl, were  killed as their houses were swept away in huge landslides caused by heavy rain today, 17 Sept 206, in Mizoram's Aizawl district. September's Harvest Moon, the full moon on Sept 18, closest to the autumnal equinox, rises above the Phoenix skyline. Some sky watchers on the other side of the globe were also treated to a Harvest Moon with a subtle eclipse. No sufficient rainfall in Visakhapatnam except a few spells, though it was cloudy and booned with passing heavy clouds, on the 18 and 19 September 2016. Weather was helpful to people to enjoy the fag end of Vinayaka Idols immersions in the Sea with no much fun-fare. A list of rainiest places across the country during the last 24 hours: Harnai 174 mm, Mahabaleswar  119 mm, (Maharashtra), Mahuva 105 mm, Amreli 96 mm, Bhavanagar 93 mm (Gujarat), Kailaswar 86 mm  (Tripura), Car Nicobar 82 mm (Andaman), Bhagalpur 73 mm( Bihar), Khargone 71 mm (MP), Jamshedpur 70 mm (Jharkhand). A cloud burst and landslides triggered the flood in River Kadanthala near Kozhikode on Monday, 19 Sept 2016. Flash floods carried away six youth, who were unaware of the danger. I wonder why the INTERNET cannot function with the cloudy and slight rain weather in Visakhapatnam. Also the INTERNET being disconnected on SUNDAYS the day when India gave a free facility of internet use by the public. Some coordination between the BSNL office and the public and private INTERNET users must be exploited for the good cause of the citizens. In the afternoon of 20 Sept 2016, there was a sudden gush of wind hardly for few minutes. It rained in the morning for hardly a couple of minutes. The tap water was sufficiently hot so I could enjoy the warm water bath around 12h30m PM. Since Yesterday night it was raining in Visakhapatnam, and morning of 21 Sept. 2016 the weather was subdued with a moving sizzling and howling wind, and the whooping wind closed all the open windows automatically. Even in the afternoon around 14h30m PM the wind was blowing with howling noise but only intermittently. In the morning till 12h30m PM the weather with moving heavy clouds and occasional rain was dominant. Heavy clouds made the visibility subdued. The afternoon from about 14 PM the weather was very hot and surprisingly the tap water was sufficiently warm. The sudden and occasional gush of wind blowing was reminding me of the big wind blow that shattered the three districts Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram.  Electricity produced by rise and fall of waves off the coast of Hawaii has been fed into a power grid the first to go on line in US. Lightning killed Senapati Suribabu aged 60 on Monday in Sabbhavaram Mandal in his fields, on 26 Sept 2016. Family members saw him downfallen in the fields, when he didn't return home. American NASA photo Meteor fall in Australia off the coast Queensland on 26/09/2016 at 20:27:47 PM. Meanwhile, a 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Airlie Beach at around 10.15pm, though there is nothing to suggest it was as a result of the apparent meteor strike.  Local youth formed a team and transport the vehicles along with people on bamboo poles to reach Devipuram. More than dozen people have taken up the risky business and daily earn Rs.30 per head, including for vehicles, to transport across the rivulet.  Pullichintala project on Tuesday, 27 Sept 2016, at 2 PM 162.92 feet water with 3, 61, 300 cusecs flood reached. All the 15 gates were lifted away and people are using drones to keep a watch on the water rise. US: Iowa City braces for highest floodwaters on Sep 27, 2016, 8:19 pm IST.  Entire neighbourhoods and the downtown area were largely abandoned as residents in low-lying areas heeded the city's call to evacuate. The river was expected to crest at 23 feet, the second-largest flood in the city's history. But the National Weather Service lowered its crest forecast Tuesday to 22 feet, or 6 feet above major flood stage. It would last till Thursday. A B. Tech student and his group, in KL University, Tadepalligudem in AP, have developed a DRONE useful to distribute the seeds, pesticides or insecticides on the fields. They are students of TRIPLE-E third year. It costed one lakh rupees. As on 28 Sept 2016, ten Zillah had good rains, but three Zillah had only moderate rains. Guntur registered 26.5% and Visakhapatnam 20% had excess rains. Anantapur, Nellore and Chittoor Zillah had less, below average, rainfall. These rains are termed as unprecedented, since every year the heat waves in the state are increasing, the global warming is responsible for the occurrence of rains. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana excessive rains are due to Global warming. Kerala state has reduced rains as a result of the Global warming. Whenever Pothula Gadda overflows, and sometimes traffic is stranded for hours. More than 40 autos, tempo trucks and jeep ply on this road. It was worst hit in the entire district. Old road was laid during Jamindari days. 

DETAILS

                 Human eye, if looked at as a camera, its capacity is 576 Mega Pixels. Before trees were born the Earth had several big Putta Godugulu.

KOLHAPUR DUPLEX RADIO 

                 Kolhapur Scientist Dinesh Bharadia claims turning Radio communication two-way, a feat that surpasses Marconi attempt. Duplex Radio won him a Young Scholar award to receive at California on November 2. Current analog device is 4*4 inch circuit board by Kumu Networks, at Stanford University, miniature version, incorporated in mobile phone. No much infrastructure needed to transmit between the cellular tower phones.

SUPER TYPHOON 

            Most Powerful Storm of This Year Packs 134 mph Winds: WED, SEP 14 Super Typhoon Meranti hit southern and eastern areas of Taiwan on Wednesday.

TROPICAL STORM JULIA

           Tropical Storm Julia brings heavy rains to Southeast: After hammering parts of Florida, the remnants of Tropical Storm Julia are slowly moving up the south-eastern coast, bringing heavy rains along with them. TODAY's Dylan Dreyer forecasts what's next.

RAINFALL OVERNIGHT HALF A MONTH'S RAIN

        At 8:52 BST Friday 16 September 2016: Half a month’s rain falls in a few hours overnight, with roads flooded and rail stations waterlogged. A narrow corridor west of London is expected to be hit by “exceptionally heavy, thundery rain” accompanied by hail on Friday. There were reports of roads and properties being inundated across Surrey, Hampshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London as a band of torrential rain moved in from the Channel overnight.

MINING IN NORILSK

Fig.1 Norilsk mining of Nickel, Copper and Palladium

turns the flow of River as RED.

                   There is a lot of mining near Norilsk, because the area has massive deposits of nickel, copper and palladium.

SEPTEMBER 16, 20164:58PM

           The vessel Pisces V visited Cook seamount, a 13,000-foot extinct volcano, earlier this month to examine its geological features. The researchers from the University of Hawaii and the non-profit group Conservation International spotted wonders such as a rare type of octopus with big fins that look like Dumbo's ears, and a potentially new species of violet-hued coral they named Purple Haze.

Sept 17, 2016
                  It has been raining at Visakhapatnam since midnight to early morning on Sept. 17, and from 3 AM to 6 AM the rain was heavy. 

LIVING LAVA

                                             Fig.2 Erta Ale holds the largest living lava lake in the world 

Fig.3 A girl carrying the Salt Brick for export 

Fig.4 Another view of the enormous lake Erta Ale

                 The Danakil Depression, formed by the collision of several tectonic plates on the Ethiopian, Eritrean and Djibouti border, is not only a sizzling cauldron but also a place of stunning geological wonders. The majority of travellers who come here do so to visit Erta Ale, a 600m-high and highly active volcano that contains the largest living lava lake in the world. The volcanic lunar landscape resembles a surrealist painting, with sulphurous hot springs, lava beds, hypothermal pools, and a mix of sulphates, iron oxides and salt deposits all combining to create a hallucinogenic palette of otherworldly formations and colours.

ICE AGE TO END

         A 3-million-year ice age is coming to an end.  Much of the Arctic sea ice has melted away in the last 35 years. The ice loss poses a terminal threat to polar bears.

72 hours rain in Marathwada

             Rains in past three days have almost done away with the ill-effects of three years of drought in major parts of Osmanabad and Latur districts. Almost all districts of Marathwada adjacent to Telangana, have received heavy rains over past week 9 to 16 Sept. 2016.

VAMSADHARA AND NAGAVALI RECEIVE HUGE INFLOWS
                   Heavy rain the catchment areas in Odisha which became dry a month ago now, now on Friday Sept., 16, 2016, received 40,000 cusecs in Nagavali and 50,000 cusecs in Vamsadhara Rivers. Overall rainfall has been set at 577.1 mm as against normal of 614 mm. The 38 Mandals of the district would receive water for agriculture  activity. 
RAIN IN VISAKHAPATNAM
                  Scanty rainfalls recorded in Visakhapatnam, though hovering clouds and passing clouds kept the city relatively cool on all the week. 

        

Saturday September 17, 2016

Fig.5  Landslides in Mizoram's Aizawl District 17 Sept 2016

      At least five persons from two families, including a minor girl, were  killed as their houses were swept away in huge landslides caused by heavy rain today, 17 Sept 206, in Mizoram's Aizawl district.

Visakhapatnam      

          Sagarnagar witnessed on the Saturday 17 Sept the devastating sea surge on to the protecting heavy stones laid crossed them and touched the selling stalls. The small business people got disturbed and being a week end visitors stood at far of distance watching the onset of the upsurge of the waves on to the beach.

Sunday, Sept 18,

            September's Harvest Moon, the full moon  on Sept 18, closest to the autumnal equinox, rises above the Phoenix skyline. Some sky watchers on the other side of the globe were also treated to a Harvest Moon with a subtle eclipse.
               

19 September 2016 12:00 PM 

           Southwest Monsoon has been vigorous over Gujarat pouring heavy rains over most parts of the state. Active Monsoon conditions were also witnessed over few parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and isolated areas in Jharkhand. At present, Harnai in Maharashtra is the rainiest place in India with 174 mm of rainfall.

           A list of rainiest places across the country during the last 24 hours: Harnai 174 mm, Mahabaleswar  119 mm, (Maharashtra) , Mahuva 105 mm, Amreli 96 mm, Bhavanagar 93 mm (Gujarat), Kailaswar 86 mm  (Tripura), Car Nicobar 82 mm (Andaman), Bhagalpur 73 mm( Bihar), Khargone 71 mm (MP), Jamshedpur 70 mm (Jharkhand).

VISAKHAPATNAM CLOUDY

               No sufficient rainfall in Visakhapatnam except a few spells, though it was cloudy and booned with passing heavy clouds, on the 18 and 19 September 2016. Weather was helpful to people to enjoy the fag end of Vinayaka Idols immersions in the Sea with no much fun-fare. 

BENGALURU DEVOID OF ITS LAKES

              Bengaluru was always known as the city of one thousand lakes. These are lakes dug in the 16th century by the city's founders. A bird census in the mid-90s had found several varieties of migratory birds, numbering over 5,000 in each lake. However, by 2015, these numbers had fallen drastically. According to the bird waters, sewage inflow, debris lining the shore, commercial fishing, unhindered chopping of trees along the shore and disappearance of wetlands had all affected the health of the lakes. Furthermore, some of the lakes had gone dry while some others had been bifurcated by main and arterial roads, while industrial areas surrounded some others. By 1960, Bengaluru had only 280 lakes though. This figure dropped alarmingly to 80 by 1993. Currently, the number of healthy lakes in and around the city is a dismal 17.

SIX YOUTH WASHED AWAY

                    A cloud burst and landslides triggered the flood in River Kadanthala near Kozhikode on Monday, 19 Sept 2016. Flash floods carried away six youth, who were unaware of the danger.

20 Sept. 2016

             It rained in Visakhapatnam in the mid-day 20 Sept. 2016, around 11AM to about an half hour. The water from our tank is sufficiently hot for bathing, though the city was full of cloudy weather, am surprised of the heat that the water retained in spite of the rain spell and subdued weather. The internet connection was not given, this has been so, whenever I have observed the slightest rainfall in Visakhapatnam. I wonder why the INTERNET cannot function with the cloudy and slight rain weather in Visakhapatnam. Also the INTERNET being disconnected on SUNDAYS the day when India gave a free facility of internet use by the public. Some coordination between the BSNL office and the public and private INTERNET users must be exploited for the good cause of the citizens.

Fig.6. Rushikonda Beach on Thursday 

20 Sept 2016 with receded waves

               Ravishing and freighting waves in Visakhapatnam since one month devastating the shoreline in Rushikonda beach, have receded on Tuesday 20 Sept 2016, with the harvest Moon on 18 Sept. 2016. In the afternoon of 20 Sept 2016 the sea went back exposing the rocky features of the shore. 

First wave-produced electricity in US in grid

             Electricity produced by rise and fall of waves off the coast of Hawaii has been fed into a power grid the first to go on line in US.

AUSTRALIA RETURNS STOLEN ARTEFACTS

                           

          Goddess Pratyangira, a 900 year old stone statue

Fig.7 Goddess Pratyangira 

               Goddess Pratyangira, a 900 year old stone statue, along with other sculptures from India stolen by an Indian (now jailed) and sold in foreign countries has been returned to India and would be placed in National Museum in India.

VISAKHAPATNAM Weather

            In the afternoon of 20 Sept 2016, there was a sudden gush of wind hardly for few minutes. It rained in the morning for hardly a couple of minutes. The tap water was sufficiently hot so  I  could enjoy the warm water bath around 12 h 30 m PM.

MUMBAI: 20 Sept 2016:  
                Heavy rains since Tuesday morning led traffic to slow down across the city. Western Express Highway was affected the most with the southbound traffic moving slowly till afternoon.  

Fig.8 Heavy flooding submerging houses in

Dinapur, Nagaland, on Tuesday 20 Sept. 2016.

            

21 September 2016

          Since Yesterday night it was raining in Visakhapatnam, and morning of 21 Sept. 2016 the weather was subdued with a moving sizzling and howling wind, and the whooping wind closed all the open windows automatically. Even in the afternoon around 14 h 30 m PM the wind was blowing with howling noise but only intermittently. In the morning till 12 h 30 m PM the weather with moving heavy clouds and occasional rain was dominant. Heavy clouds made the visibility subdued. The afternoon from about 14 PM the weather was very hot and surprisingly the tap water was sufficiently warm. The sudden and occasional gush of wind blowing was reminding me of the big wind blow that shattered the three districts Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram.  [On 12 October 2014; at 13 h 52 m heavy wind of 180 km speed evolved. The spiralling was anticlockwise. At 14 h 01 m the storm thrust increased speed. The super-cyclone wind was felt and noticed around 14 h 12 m. The power of it increased considerably at around 14 h 50 m may be 220 km achieved. 15 h 25 m the speed slightly reduced and further at 15 h 40 m it reduced again meaning that the cyclone has moved from the coastal region on to the land. The impact of the super cyclone thrashing was on to the hill of God Shiva and Goddess Parvathi idols. The swirling wind of about 245 km/hr, the second part of the havoc was much more severe, it was super-cyclonic and caused damage to all the trees and plants in the city locality, after it lifted off many home and shop coverings mercilessly, of the galvanized iron serrated roof tops. It lasted from 1 h 05 m PM to late night 11 h PM. Many a poor people suddenly became homeless and most of their home appliances and items of living have been totally smashed away. The big trees surrounding the roads have been shattered and fallen down with roots uplifted and became exposed.]

Fig.9 The scene of devastated sea coast

 of Visakhapatnam. 

                 The age old palm trees have been cut and today we note the onset of devastating waves affecting the shore line. Two decades ago the palm trees were dotting the seashore. They were mercilessly axed to make way for concrete jungle on the sea shore. Palm trees have the capacity to withstand wind speeds up to 350 km/hr. They act as a barrier for both high speed wind and water surge.

21 Sept 2016

            

Fig. 10 Turrialba volcano erupting in Cartago, 

35 km east of Sn Jose, Costa Rica.

RAINFALL IN EAST GODAVARI  AND KRISHNA DISTRICTS: 20 Midnight

          In the state Kadapa experienced (Kumbahvrishti) downpour with 11.2 cm that destroyed 400 acres of fruit gardens due to rains in the last two days. East Godavari district had rainfall for two and half hours incessant rain and in Guntur also recorded rainfall. Krishna Zillaha had normal rainfall at 2.8 cm. In Kattivenu Mandle recorded 9.4 cm rainfall.  Kasimkota recorded 6.4 cm rain. From Tuesday night the rainfall is occurring. Produttur and Chapadu Mandals had the 500 acres of rice crop under water.  Dhuvuru, Mydukuru and Kazipeta 400 acres of crop submerged in water. Bukkavanka reservoir got filled to 175 meters level with its capacity at about 186 meters.  30,000 cusecs water is flowing in Penna River.  From Wednesday heavy rains disturbed the life in Eluru, Bhimavaram, Narasapuram, Tadepalligudem, and Tanuku. Kakinada had rain for about two hours on Wednesday. Cotton barrage released till Wednesday evening about 2.39 lakh 103 cusecs water to the Sea. Vatticherukur registered 5.58 cm, while Medi konduru 5.52 cm, Tenali and Vemur 5.26 cm, Sattanapali 5.94 cm, rainfall recorded. From Tuesday midnight to Wednesday morning rain was occurring.  

                                 North coastal towns had whistling winds from Esanyam, while South coast had winds from Vayavam continuously at speed of 45-50 km/hour. These winds automatically closed all the open windows in Visakhapatnam. Silvery mabbulu and Blue meghalu covered the Visakhapatnam Beach that enchanted and enthralled many a people at the Sea shore with occasional rain showers. 

Fig.11 A partial rainbow scenario at 

Visakhapatnam sky on Wednesday Sept 21, 2016.

Thursday 21 Sept 2016 in Kalabharathi Auditorium

Fig.12 A group effort by Odisha performers 

exhibited the Gotipura dance.

22 Sept 2016

         The sudden and occasional gush of wind blowing stopped in the night of 21 Sept 2016. Continuous but sporadic rainfall simmered throughout the day on 21 Sept. 2016 and continued in the night as well in the morning.  

           Mumbai since five days has heavy rains, and several places got submerged and filled with stagnant water. On the roads water flowing like a flood and stopped all the traffic. About 18 cm average rainfall recorded. Outside Mumbai it recorded 14.26 cm rain, and would continue till Sunday.

                   In Andhra the Guntur, Prakasam and Kurnool faced the brunt of heavy rain. Railway tracks got disturbed and several pools of water got damaged of their embankments resulting in water flow on to the roads and many villages got submerged. Palnadu faced the brunt of the heavy downpour. From Wednesday the continuous rain has made life miserable with the Eddunagu, Naguleru, Chandrvanka, Erravagu, Vennadevi, Anupalem, Muppala, Jonnalgadda, Kopaganji streams flowed to the brim, cutting off the connections and roads to several villages. The railway track Bellamkonda-Piduguraallu got washed away by the rainfall. Guntur-Nadikudi-Secunderabad trains got affected and stopped plying. Jonnallgadda  bridge got washed away. Medikur bridge got washed away due to the approach road destructed. Train travellers and villagers were served food in Reddigudem and Bellakonda, Paleru and Rallavagu overflowing caused the village movements in Nandhyala-Mahanandi-Gajupalle. Bavavasi River overflow obstructed the traffic between Kotthappali and Atmakur. Narasaraopeta a bridge got washed away. Kundhu River is overflowing due to over flow in Chamakaluva and Maddeleruvagu. Palanadu express train from Guntur to Vikarabad train slowly crossed the bridge at Reddipalem and within few minutes the bridge collapsed. Palaknam express has been taken back by the driver noticing the Kthulavagu overflow, near the Anupalem. Thirteen districts have been warned by the Chief minster to take precautionary measures preventing the loss of even one life. Guntur district Palnadu area got the brunt of the heavy rains. Pullichintala project on Thursday at 2 PM 162.92 feet water, with 3,61,300 cusecs flood reached. All the 15 gates were lifted away and people are using drones to keep a watch on the water rise.  Srisailam it can hold 215 TMC and almost 185.56 TMC recorded. Tungabhadra has no inflow of water and with maximum 100.8 TMC has now only 41.74 TMC water. Cotton barrage all the 175 gates lifted and water allowed to flow out to the Sea 2.61 lakes cusecs.

                                   Godavari tributaries Manjira, Maneru, Purna, Prabhara, Pen Ganga are over flowing. 
Chodavaram in 3 hours it rained 13 cm submerged Sugar crane crop and in Chakipalli Rice plantations submerged in rainwater and these fields like a big water lake. Rambilli also has its rice crop under water. Revada water storage releasing 2600 cusecs, Peddaru 863 cusecs, Konala 800 cusecs water being released.  Chodavaram, Cheedikada, Anakapalli, Kasimkota, Munagapaka, Ellemanchilli, Rambilli, Payakaraopeta, Nakkapalli and other low lying areas about 3000 acres Rice, Sugar can crops are under water.
                        Underground water, stock Chittoor 13.71(32.54), Kadapa 15.28 (21.3), Anantapuram 19.96(2012), Kurnool 8.5 (9.14) meters as on 2016 September compared to (2015) data.

                     Another four days 21-25 Sept. rains would continue to pour in Andhra.

Sept. 23 and 24, 2016
                        It rained in the mornings. By afternoons the Sun was blazing occasionally with intercepted rains. Throughout the night of 24 the rainfall occurred but in the morning from 3 AM to 6 AM it rained heavily. 
Sept. 25, 2016
BENARAS CRAFT HERITAGE ANONYMITY

                        Vegetable colours replaced by chemical ones. Earlier, Kusum flowers were used for making orange, Kattha for black, Indigo for blue, Turmeric for yellow and Lac for Red were prominent. The Pallu is from Kanjeevaram, the Jaal is from Paithani sarees. People are not working with Naqshbands. Master craftsman know the difference from Kimkhwabs (Gold) and Zarbafi (Silver) and how toembellish textiles with Meenakari and also worked closely with Weavers (kaarigars), block printing experts Kundigaars, darners Raffugaars and dyers Rangrez. British crushed the weaving craft community, introduced power looms, about 140 years ago, and the Royal patronage dried up after Independence. August 7 is now a Handloom Day. China took over, replaced Gold and Silver with Lurex (a shiny metallic thread that makes fabric feel like parchment).  Sept. 25, 2016 Sunday The Hindu. 

                                Very cloudy day, in Visakhapatnam and Muralinagar with occasional rain. In the evening and night it rained substantially.
                                       During lost 24 hours Macchireddi -32cm, Kamareddi-27 cm, Karimnagr and Gambiraopeta - 14 cm, Rangareddi-Madchal - 13 cm, Medak ramayampeta-12.5 cm, Karimnagar Mustafbad -11 cm, Mahababunagar costhi- 8.6 cm and Srisila- 7.5 cm rainfall occurred.

25 Sept 2016.

Fig.13 The Chiana 500-foot Giant telescope to gauge the

sky for extraterrestrial life and novice images.

                          China started using the large 500 m, telescope on Sunday 25 Sept 2016, in southwest China, to get information of the Sky to ascertain as well, if another human-like civilization exists in the universe. 

Sept. 26, 2016

                 Water flow to Nagavalli increased. Since early morning it has been continuously raining non stop. The visibility also degraded due to heavy watery clouds. Slight thundering noise heard at 14 h 17m. Rumbling noise occasionally happening at Muralinagar. Throughout the day it was raining continuously. 

Sept 27, 2016
                 Reservoirs water level as on 26 Sept. 2016. Eluru 75.80 m (86.56 m), Reivada 113.40 m(114m), Megadhrigadda 61feet (51.02 feet), Tatipudi 291 feet (297 feet), Gostani 32 feet (35 feet), Mudusarlova 164.5 feet (169 feet) and Gambhiram 110.7 feet (126 feet).
                For another two days the rains would continue the reservoirs would be full and till next summer there won't be any water problem to the district Visakhapatnam.
                       After facing historic drought for last four consecutive years, Marathwada now struggle with heavy rain menace. Heavy rains have lashed the parched region so much that NDRF has to be pressed into force in some areas of Beed District. As many as eight people have lost their lives in various rain related incidents. Small and medium projects in all the eight districts of Marathwada are overflowing. Big capacity dams too are either full or have crossed the 50 per cent mark. Bindusara,one of Beed's biggest dams, is full after nearly 10 years. Till Sunday, Beed district received almost 700 mm rainfall thereby crossing its annual average rainfall mark of 666 mm. 

Fig.14  Tribal Youth using bamboo sticks to carry across

the Dandangi Vagu in East Godavari District

 a women to attend School.

                      Local youth formed a team and transport the vehicles along with people on bamboo poles to reach Devipuram. More than dozen people have taken up the risky business and daily earn Rs.30 per head, including for vehicles, to transport across the rivulet. If rivulet in spate they collect more money. Pregnant women, physically challenged, and senior citizens they don't charge at all. There are about 10 villages above the rivulet, such as Dandangi, Gandi, Pocharam and Ravilanka. More than 1000 people take this facility mostly employees of schools, colleges and shops. 

                         Lightning killed Senapati Suribabu, aged 60 years on Monday in Sabbavaram Mandal in his fields, on 26 Sept 2016. Family members  saw him downfallen in the fields, when he didn't return home.

METEOR FALL AND EARTHQUAKES AT 8:30 PM AND 10:15 PM

Fig. 15 American NASA photo Meteor fall in

 Australia off the coast Queensland.

        There are reports a meteorite has landed off the coast of Queensland after hundreds of people reported seeing a flash of light in the sky followed by a tremor. Police received multiple calls from residents around the Gladstone area, who saw the flash of light around 8-30 last night, on 26/09/2016 at possibly 20:27:47 PM. Meanwhile, a 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Airlie Beach at around 10.15pm, though there is nothing to suggest it was as a result of the apparent meteor strike. Central Queensland residents have reported bright lights and a loud boom in the night sky, sparking speculation of a meteor strike. A spokesperson for Geosciences Australia confirmed there had been a "tremor" around Gladstone about 8.30pm on Monday and that it wasn't caused by an earthquake. I'm guessing about a rock about a metre across which would have been big enough perhaps to leave fragments. The meteorite most likely impacted somewhere offshore because there were no reports of damage on land. Jacques Reimers was sitting at the beach at Boyne Island when he said he saw the entire thing unfold. It looked like a big as hell shooting star and lit up the beach then about a minute later a big bang and a shock wave came over the water and shook my car little bit was a pritty (sic) awesome experience. Dozens of people took to social media to share their experiences, many describing a “bright flash”, loud “bangs” and their houses “shaking”.

PAST HISTORY

             Around 4,700 years ago, a large nickel-iron meteoroid came blazing across the Central Australian sky. It broke apart before striking the ground 145 km south of what is now Alice Springs.

Meteoric events in Indigenous oral tradition?

                 The fragments carved out more than a dozen craters up to 180 meters across with the energy of a small nuclear explosion. Today, we call this place the Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve. Aboriginal people have inhabited the region for tens-of-thousands of years, and it's almost certain they witnessed this dramatic event. But did an oral record of this event survive to modern times. When scientists first visited Henbury in 1931, they brought with them an Aboriginal guide. When they ventured near the site, the guide would go no further. He said his people were forbidden from going near the craters, as that was where the fire-devil ran down from the sun and set the land ablaze, killing people and forming the giant holes. They were also forbidden from collecting water that pooled in the craters, as they feared the fire-devil would fill them with a piece of iron. Recent studies show that Aboriginal traditions accurately record sea level changes over the past 10,000 years. The following year, a local resident asked Luritja elders about the craters. The elders provided the same answer and said the fire-devil "will burn and eat" anyone who breaks sacred law, as he had done long ago. In addition to demonstrating the longevity of Indigenous oral traditions, emerging research shows that these stories can lead to new scientific discoveries. Aboriginal stories about objects falling from the sky have led scientists to meteorite finds they would not have known about otherwise. We anticipate that our work with Aboriginal elders to learn about Indigenous astronomy will lead to new knowledge and cultural insights about natural events and meteorite impacts in Australia.

VIJAYAWADA FULL SPATE OF PRAKASAM BARRAGE
                                                          

                           Fig.16  Prakasam Barrage Vijayawada with 

                            70 crest gates lifted to release water to the Sea.

VISAKHAPATNAM

                   10,000 families moved to safe places like Zilla  Parishads and Schools, in Visakhapatnam District. Relief camps have been set up, informs the dynamic collector Pravin Kumar. Worst hit were Balaji nagar  and Rellveedhi, 2200 families, in Chodavaram, 800 families in ASR colony in Yellamanchaili, and about 500 families, of Gedapadu in S. Rayavaram. About 10 relief camps were set up. There were breaches to 14 check-dams, and 10 tanks. Raiwada and Thandava reservoirs in the district are overflowing. Sarad River is overflowing, Kasikota Mandal Enugutuni village all fields covered with water appearing as a big lake. In K.Kotapadu Mandal furious flow of Peddagadda. Gambhiram Gedda released water gushing ferociously. Visakhapatnam population is 20 lakhs and every day they require about 64 million gallons of water. 
HEAVY DOWNPOUR: According to official data eight of the nine talukas from Beed district had reported heavy downpour on Friday and Saturday. Pendgaon (180 mm) and rural parts of Beed taluka (153mm), Dindrud (140mm), Gangamasla (135mm), rural parts of Majalgaon (121mm), Nitrud (115mm) and Talkhed (106mm) from Majalgaon taluka, rural parts of Wadvani (115mm) and Kaudegaon (113mm) from Wadvani taluka, Bardapur (112mm) from Ambajogai taluka and rural parts Kaij (106mm) and Vida (103mm) of Kaij taluka reported more than excess rain. Godavari River in Nanded region is overflowing. On Sunday the sluice gates of the overflowing Majalgaon dam (16 TMC capacity) were opened to allow the water to escape and ease the pressure on the dam. Lower Terna (4 TMC capacity) and Sena Kolegaon (5 TMC), which are in Osmanabad are also racing towards full capacity. Six doors of Manjra Dam in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra were opened this morning. Almost all the 17 medium-sized dams and 90 smaller water holding bodies in the district are overflowing.  According to officials, compared to 49 per cent rain the past four years, Osmanabad has got 92 percent rainfall so far.

Fig.17   Mumbai flooded 

September 26, 2016

          With heavy downpour pummelling Telangana over the past few days, authorities are keeping a watch on the flood situation even as over 1,000 villagers were evacuated in Karimnagar district.The number of deaths in rain-related incidents in Telangana has gone up to 11, with eight deaths reported in Medak district and three others in Warangal, officials said.

Sept 27, 2016 

              Visakhapatnam is cloudy and occasional rain somewhat heavy with no visible sun light is troubling people. From Tuesday 27 Sept. 2016, 8.30 AM to Evening 4.30 PM rainfall record. Sabbavaram 1.6mm, Pendurthi 1.8 mm, Anadapuram 20.6 mm, Padmanabham 35.8 mm, Bhimilli 12.2 mm, Visakhapatnam urban 13.2 mm, Visakhapatnam rural 16.2 mm, Gajuwaka 4 mm, Peddagantyada 3 mm, Parwada 7.2 mm and Anakapalli 1.8 mm it rained. The last four days rain has receded on Tuesday, 27 Sept. 2916. Parwada recorded a total of 115.8 mm rain a maximum for these days of record.  

Fig.18 Tuesday 27 Sept 2016 Volcano eruption

 2000 m high, in Indonesia and 1000 visitors saved. 

              

                 More than 200 foreign tourists were feared trapped on an Indonesian volcano Wednesday after the peak erupted and sent a plume of ash 6,500 feet in the air, officials said. Around 120 of these hikers, most of them foreigners, were subsequently located and were heading down the mountain Wednesday 28 Sept 2016.

US: Iowa City braces for highest flood waters since 2008 record. Sep 27, 2016, 8:19 pm IST.  
                    Entire neighbourhoods and the downtown area were largely abandoned as residents in low-lying areas heeded the city's call to evacuate.The river was expected to crest at 23 feet, the second-largest flood in the city's history, behind only that of June 2008. But the National Weather Service lowered its crest forecast Tuesday to 22 feet, or 6 feet above major flood stage. It would last till Thursday.

28 Sept. 2016
                     A B.Tech student and his group, Ambula Gopiraju, Balasubrhamanyam, Manojkumar, Dilipkumar, Vishnu, Suryacharan, Ajay, Vinaya and others, in KL University, Tadepalligudem in AP, have developed a DRONE useful to distribute the seeds, pesticides or insecticides on the fields. They are students of TRIPLE-E third year. It costed one lakh rupees. They worked for two and half years to develop it. Present one litre capacity drone they want to develop it for 10 litres capacity. It would cost about one and half lakh. It would be made available by November. The tiller can operate it remotely staying on the boundary of the field. DRONE required different separate parts these students are manufacturing.  
          

GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS Sept 28, 2016

                   A cheap method devised by Dr. Balakumar, Director on Nanosciences and Nanotechnology,  and one of his students M. Balasubramaniam, who used Ultrasound along with water, glacial acetic acid (CH₂COOH)  as a mild solvent, and ethanol (C₂H₆O) to exfoliate graphite into graphene individual sheets.  It was published in the Journal of Material Science.

UNPRECEDENTED RAINS Sept 29, 2016 A Report

               Ten Zilla had good rains, but three Zilla had only moderate rains. Guntur registered 26.5% and Visakhapatnam 20% had excess rains. Anantapur, Nellore and Chittoor Zilla had less, below average, rainfall. These rains are termed as unprecedented, since every year the heat waves in the state are increasing, the global warming is responsible for the occurrence of rains. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana  excessive rains are due to Global warming. Kerala state has reduced rains as a result of the Global warming. Some areas are facing famine conditions. Climate Reference Stations are planned to be set up. They would intimate the possible loss of rains beforehand. 

              Srisailam recorded about 882.5 feet against maximum capacity of 885 feet. Nagarjuna sagar  has accumulated 525 feet water against maximum of 590 feet. Telangana producing 1000 Mega watt electricity, While Srisailam last two days produced 937 Mega watts electricity. 

               Throughout the night of 28 Sept 2016 till morning 6 AM it was raining like hell with thunders and lightning bolts till the morning of 29 Sept 2016.

Fig.19 South interior of Karnataka has a drought, 

farmers and landless migrating to Hubballi and Goa.

29 Sept. 2016

                Srisailam dam Water reservoir full capacity 885 feet, water capacity 215 TMC, on Thursday evening around 8 PM water reservoir had 883.10 feet water, and capacity 205.22 TMC water stored. Godavari flowing ferociously, on Thursday 29 Sept 2016, PWC recorded only 11.24 meters. Polavaram Mandal 19 Girijan villages’ second day RTC buses could ply only up to Kotthur causeway.

 WORST HIT BY RAINS PACHIPENTA              

                   Lavished by heavy rain marooned Pachipenta in Vizianagaram district and adjoining Odisha have found themselves marooned. Whenever Pothula Gadda overflows, and sometimes traffic is stranded for hours. More than 40 autos, tempo trucks and jeep ply on this road. It was worst hit in the entire district. Old road was laid during Jamindari days.

TEMPERATURES 

                         As on 29 Sept.2016 temperatures registered are: Nellore 36.2 (28.5), Chittoor 35.8 (25), Kadapa 34 (24), Guntur 34 (24), Kurnool 32 (24.2) Hyderabad 31.5 (22.2) and Visakhapatnam 30.8 (25.4) respectively the day and night readings in Centigrade.

TYPHOON MEGI LANDFALL IN FUJIAN

                       10 killed, 29 missing in typhoon Megi in China: Sep 30, 2016, 06.38 PM IST: BEIJING: Ten people were killed in the devastation caused by typhoon 'Megi' in China and 29 others were listed as missing as on Friday. About 2.09 million people had been affected as the impact of the typhoon spread to 16 cities in three provinces, including Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi. Most of the people listed missing were from two villages hit by landslides. About 656,000 residents have been relocated and nearly 700 are in urgent need of basic living supplies, according to the statement. Megi, the 17th typhoon this year, made landfall in Fujian on Wednesday, and brought heavy downpours and landslides in affected areas. The typhoon has destroyed homes and crops and caused direct economic losses worth 5.53 billion yuan ($829 million).

Roads Damaged Dt. 30 Sept 2016

             Telangana and AP roads damaged due to the rains are: Srikakulam 65 km, Vizianagaram 117 km, Visakhapatnam 268.08 km, East Godavari 247 km, Western Godavari 664.66 km, Krishna 13 km, Guntur 406.45 km, Ongole 38.50 km, Kurnool 376.31 km and Kadapa 4.50 km, totalling 2,200 km.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

                The author is deeply indebted to Late Prof. K. R. Rao D.Sc. (Madras) D. Sc. (London).  The author also expresses his gratitude to him for the inspiration and constant guidance provided for his research and investigations. A summary of all his disciples and list of publications are listed by the present author and is available on INTERNET. (His life time: 1890 Sept. 9 early morning to 1972 June 20 at 9:10 AM). He was an ardent Hindu Brahmin, wanted the AU, flourish as a Telugu Medium of instruction of Higher Studies possibly has an appetite for richness of Telugu Language and its diverse advances. He was instrumental to establish the AU at Waltair, as he was the regular first appointee of The University (Viswa Vidyalaya). He made attempts to meet the Raja of Jeypore, who was a neighbour resident in Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam to get the initial grant of Rs One lakh those days to build the JVD College of Science and Technology in 1931-1932. His relative was put in charge of constructing the huge building. He was a lone-some walker along the beach coast to attend his work at the University, (that's of course was a history) JVD College of S & T. Those days people were afraid to walk along these routes, due to thieves and goondas.  He himself built a house NARASIMHA ASHRAM, possibly the first residential building in Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam. He  believed in ancient thought of dedicated research and education at Higher levels. I am glad an Engineering College started in India, with Hindi courses totally. Soon other languages would pick up. Mother tongue goes a long-way for excellence.
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