Godavari water level in Telangana's Bhadrachalam reaches 56 feet; rehabilitation centres, NDRF teams arranged

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Agricultural fields in several districts suffered damage due to heavy rains and flooding. The heavy rains during the past one week led to inundation of low-lying areas and damage to agricultural fields at several places in the state. The MeT in its Daily Weather Report of Telangana State at 8.30 am on July 29 had said the southwest monsoon has been weak over Telangana with the state experiencing isolated rains.

Speaking of futher weather warning, it said that the state will very likely witness heavy rain at isolated places in the districts Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad and others on August 1. Meanwhile, at least 16 people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents due to the downpour that lashed Telangana during the past week, officials said as reported by PTI. In Andhra Pradesh, an official said that the flood water inflow of Godavari river at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Dowleswaram is expected to subside from Monday, news agency PTI has reported.

B R Ambedkar, managing director, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), said at 9 pm on Saturday, the third warning continued at Bhadrachalam in neighbouring Telangana with the water level reaching 55.9 ft in Godavari river. "At Dowleswaram Barrage, flood water inflows and outflows were at 14.8 lakh cusecs with the second warning continuing," said Ambedkar in a press release. The Krishna river flood water inflows and outflows at Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada were 1.11 lakh cusecs at 6 pm on Saturday.