Godavari in spate, first flood warning remains in force in Bhadrachalam
The Hindu
Godavari River swells past first flood warning level in Bhadrachalam. Chief Minister directs Chief Secretary to ensure official machinery is ready. 9.79 lakh cusecs of flood water flowing downstream. 59 spillway gates of Sammakka Sagar (Tupakulagudem) barrage opened, releasing 8.76 lakh cusecs of water. Vehicular movement on NH 163 affected
The rain-swollen Godavari surged past the first flood warning level of 43 feet at Telangana’s famous temple town of Bhadrachalam on Thursday afternoon and swelled further, prompting the authorities to issue flood alert and start shifting people living in low-lying areas to temporary relief camps in the temple town. in Hyderabad, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao took stock of the situation and directed Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari to ensure official machinery was geared up for any eventuality.
The Godavari kept swelling at Bhadrachalam with the water level in the river hovering over 44 feet and about 9.79 lakh cusecs of flood water flowing downstream on Thursday night. The water level in the river is expected to reach 46 feet, just short of the second flood warning level of 48 feet, in the wee hours of Friday, official sources said.
The bathing ghats along the river, abutting the karakatta (flood bank) remained submerged and the backwaters from the swollen river entered the low-lying areas in the temple town.
Residents of the Kotha Colony were shifted to a local relief camp after the floodwaters encircled their houses, sources added.
Following the forecast of heavy rains in the catchment areas of the Godavari for the next two days, the authorities operationalised flood control rooms in Bhadrachalam and Kothagudem and kept the NDRF teams ready for deployment.
District Collector Priyanka Ala on Thursday night visited the relief camps and also oversaw the operation of high-capacity motors to pump out stagnant water at Vista complex near the famous Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple in Bhadrachalam. Chief Minister directed Hyderabad District Collector Anudeep Durishetty, who was earlier Collector of the district, to rush to Bhadrachalam and help the administration in taking up relief measures.
In Mulugu district, as many as 59 spillway gates of the Sammakka Sagar (Tupakulagudem) barrage were kept open releasing 8.76 lakh cusecs of flood water downstream.
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