Overview

• APSDMA issued urgent alerts as the Godavari stayed in spate, with Dowleswaram logging about 10.88 lakh cusecs and Bhadrachalam holding above the first warning level near 43.5 feet.
• At Vijayawada’s Prakasam Barrage on the Krishna, authorities lifted gates and reported roughly 6.2 lakh cusecs outflow under a second flood warning, with officials cautioning flows could rise further.
• Irrigation projects upstream opened gates in sequence, including Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla, while SRSP released about 4,59,763 cusecs and the Kadam project discharged around 4,448 cusecs.
• Low-lying areas in Basar were inundated during Sarannavaratri as devotees navigated knee-deep water, reflecting widespread flooding along the Godavari belt.
• Mancherial reported crop submergence and one drowning in Rallavagu, as district teams set up barricades and East Godavari authorities activated control rooms and safety advisories for riverine communities.