Hyderabad The Godavari River crossed the first peril mark at Bhadrachalam in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem quarter on Sunday evening, egging authorities to warn people living in low- lying areas along the swash. The water position, which was 34 bases at Bhadrachalam on Saturday, crossed the first peril mark of 43 bases on Sunday evening.
According to the officers of the Central Water Commission, the water position is likely to rise further due to continuing inrushes from upstream. The alternate peril signal will be hoisted at 48 bases and the third at 53 bases. Authorities have advised fishers not to venture into Godavari for fishing.
Bathing platforms along the swash bank have submerged. Four townlets were cut off as flood tide water was overflowing a sluice in Charla mandal. Road transport from Bhadrachalam to Chhattisgarh and Odisha came to a halt as the road was submerged near Chatti vill. National Highway 163 was also submerged at Tekulagudem, bringing road transport between Telangana and Chhattisgarh to a deadlock.
officers have put a many tractors and exchanges across the trace to stop drivers from taking the threat. Godavari is in a torrent due to heavy rains in the catchment areas of the Godavari receptacle. Meanwhile, rains continued in several corridor of Telangana on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the water position in Godavari was also rising near Rajahmundry in East Godavari quarter of Andhra Pradesh. The water position reached 10 bases at Dowleswaram Cotton Barrage. Authorities were letting out7.5 lakh cusecs of water into the ocean.