Life at a standstill in Telangana..!? Overflowing Godavari..!?

Sowmiya Sriram
Life at a standstill in Telangana..!? Overflowing Godavari..!?

Rivers are overflowing due to heavy rains. Godavari stream in particular is very elevated. A second emergency alert was announced at bhadrachalam place. It has been raining continuously for two days in Telangana. Torrential rains disrupted life in almost all districts. The same situation is seen from adilabad to Khammam. The rain continued to fall throughout the night. Rivers are overflowing due to heavy rains. Godavari stream in particular is very elevated. The flood reached 48 feet near bhadrachalam at 9.30 pm in Godavari. Flood water reached the main roads of Dummugudem, Charla, and Venkatapuram. Traffic in those places has come to a total standstill.
The Kadem project in the nirmal district is flowing beyond its capacity. The inflow capacity of the Kadem project is 3.50 lakh cusecs and a flood flow of 4 lakh cusecs is coming into the project. So far 14 gates have been opened and the authorities are trying to raise 4 more gates. But officials say they are barking. As a result, the people of the lower areas are being evacuated. Heavy rainfall was recorded at Karakagudem in bhadradri kothagudem district on Wednesday. 2.26 cm of rainfall was recorded across the state... 32.6 cm of rainfall was recorded in kothagudem district alone. Due to the heavy rains, overflowing rivers and meanders have inundated many low-lying areas. people are suffering due to lack of transport facilities. A youth was washed away in a waterfall in Peddapally district. Two from the bhadradri kothagudem district went missing.

According to the official figures released by the government this morning, Jayashankar Bhupalapally district received 434 mm of rainfall. 45.8 cm of rainfall was recorded in bandlaguda under Hyderabad.
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