Overview

• At Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada, the first flood warning was issued at about four lakh cusecs and officials forecast discharge could reach around six lakh cusecs by Tuesday evening, with SDRF and NDRF on alert.
• Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram recorded inflows above 8.2 lakh cusecs, prompting a high alert in Konaseema and the evacuation of at least 198 families from Godavari islets near Rajamahendravaram.
• In Telangana, Sriramsagar opened 39 gates and released roughly 2.3 lakh cusecs as other projects lifted spillways, the Godavari neared 37 feet at Bhadrachalam, and police used drones to monitor rising waters around Kolleru.
• Pune district increased controlled outflows as Khadakwasla raised discharge to 15,442 cusecs, Mulshi released 5,000 cusecs and Pawana moved toward 5,660 cusecs, with the civic administration urging residents along riverbanks to stay cautious under a red alert.
• Upstream catchments intensified flows with Almatti releasing 1.5 lakh cusecs, Maharashtra ramping Koyna outflows, and eight bridge-cum-barrages reported under water in Karnataka as rivers swelled.