Officials Keep Vigil As Godavari Rises At Bhadrachalam

Water released from reservoirs upstream in Maharashtra.

Telangana irrigation officials are maintaining a vigil on the water levels in the Godavari with the river at the famous temple town of Bhadrachalam reaching 39 feet, just 4 feet below the first flood warning level, on Wednesday evening.

The level is likely to rise further with water being released from five dams in north and western Maharashtra into the Mutha and Godavari rivers. The reservoirs have recorded good inflows owing to heavy rain in catchments, officials said. Warnings have been issued to villages on the banks of the two rivers.