Overview

• Water level at Bhadrachalam hovered around 47.3–47.5 feet on Saturday under the first warning, with the Central Water Commission reporting 11.11 lakh cusecs flowing downstream.
• Dowleswaram issued its first flood warning after the Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage crossed 11.75 feet, with officials expecting discharge to peak near 12 lakh cusecs by Sunday morning before easing.
• Riverside and tribal habitations were cut off along the Godavari, as state emergency operations centers alerted district administrations and deployed NDRF and SDRF teams for rescue and relief.
• Basar in Nirmal district saw early-morning inundation that stranded residents until SDRF and police evacuations, and officials later reported receding water levels and ongoing sanitation measures.
• High inflows and matched outflows continued across key reservoirs, including Prakasam Barrage, Tungabhadra, Nagarjuna Sagar and Pulichintala, signaling sustained river-system stress.