Overview

• The Godavari at Bhadrachalam crossed the second warning level at about 48.8 feet with roughly 12 lakh cusecs in discharge, while inflow and outflow at Dowleswaram exceeded 10.2 lakh cusecs under a first warning.
• At Vijayawada’s Prakasam Barrage on the Krishna, inflow and outflow hovered around 6.4–6.86 lakh cusecs with a second-level flood warning continuing.
• APSDMA kept statewide alerts in force as NDRF and SDRF teams were deployed or on standby in vulnerable districts for rescue and relief operations.
• Authorities issued strict safety advisories for low-lying and riverbank areas, including bans on bathing and boat trips at river ghats and warnings against crossing overflowing streams or roads.
• Flood impacts intensified in the Polavaram submergence belt with 13 road links cut off and tribal hamlets inundated, as officials organized evacuations and priority transport for pregnant women.