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Kothagudem: The flood situation in river Godavari has been easing and the water level has come down below the danger level of 53 feet at 3pm on Tuesday. The water level was 50 feet at 7 pm. With the water level receding in the river and inundation subsiding in the flood-affected areas sanitation work was […]

Hyderabad: The Godavari floods at Bhadrachalam has sparked a fresh row between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar blaming it on Polavaram project and demanding reduction in the height of the project. He also sought merger of five villages in Andhra Pradesh near Bhadrachalam with Telangana that would help in taking […]

Kothagudem: The flood level in river Godavari has been receding but remained above danger level at Bhadrachalam in the district on Monday. The water level was 56.80 feet at 6 am, reached 56.10 feet at 12 noon and remained at that level until 7 pm. With the water level above danger level the district officials […]

Kothagudem: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s announcement to construct a housing colony for relocating residents of flood-prone colonies in Bhadrachalam town in the district has cheered up the residents. There were around 1,500 to 2,000 houses in Subhash Nagar, AMC Colony and Kotha Colony, which were the low-lying areas near the river Godavari karakatta (river […]

Kothagudem: The flood level in river Godavari has started receding at a rapid pace at Bhadrachalam in the district, but was still above danger level. The water level in the river was 64.80 feet at 6 am on Sunday and reached 60.20 feet at 6 pm. With the flood situation easing a little bit, the […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao announced allocation of Rs 1,000 crore to take up works for protection of Bhadrachalam town from Godavari floods on a permanent basis. The government will take up construction of residential colonies for people living in flood-prone areas, develop embankment around Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple and also take up repair […]

Kothagudem: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao have arrived in Bhadrachalam in the district on Sunday to inspect the flood situation in the wake of heavy inflow into river Godavari. He offered ‘Shanti Puja’ to Godavari on the bridge across the river and inspected Godavari karakatta. Later he visited a rehabilitation centre in Bhadrachalam town and […]

Hyderabad: With rains taking a break, the State Government is intensifying sanitation and relief measures in the rain affected areas, especially Bhadrachalam where the situation is still alarming, despite water levels receding slightly by Saturday evening. With the Met department’s forecast of light to moderate to heavy rains at isolated rains in the State on […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday will be reviewing the flood situation with Ministers, MLAs, public representatives and other senior officials after reaching Warangal district. He will conduct an aerial survey in a helicopter from Warangal to Bhadrachalam on Sunday morning. He will visit Bhadrachalam and review the damage caused by the flood […]

Kothagudem: The water level in river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district has been receding slowly though the water level was still above the danger level and the flood level came down below the 70 feet mark on Saturday evening. At 4am in the day the water level was 71.30 feet, reached 70.30 feet at […]

Kothagudem: The water level in river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district has been receding slowly though the water level was still above the danger level and the flood flow was above the 70 feet mark on Saturday. At 4am in the day the water level was 71.30 feet, it came down to 70.90 feet […]

Hyderabad: After pounding the State for nearly a week, rains took a break at several areas on Friday but the Telangana government continued relief and rescue operations along with the Army as the flood situation at Bhadrachalam remained grim. The Met department forecast of light to moderate rains at a few places in the State […]

Hyderabad: Indian Army will be assisting the State Government in rescue and relief operations in the flood affected Bhadradri district. A contingent of 101 men from Infrantry, medical professionals and engineers from the Indian Army were on their way to Bhadradri distrit to provide assistance, according to a government press release here on Friday. The […]

Kothagudem: The flood situation in river Godavari has worsened with rapid rise in the river caused by continuous inflows from upstream projects and water level crossed the 70 feet mark at 4pm with a discharge of 23.82 lakh cusecs on Friday. At 6 pm the water level was 70.50 feet. It was the third time […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday asked the Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar to arrange a helicopter to take up rescue and relief measures in Bhadrachalam where the water levels in River Godavari were in danger levels. He gave these instructions to Somesh Kumar following a request from the Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay, who […]

Kothagudem: The flood situation in river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district remained grim with rapid increase in water level in the river on Thursday. The water level in the river, which was flowing above danger level, has crossed 60 feet level at 12 noon. At 6 pm the water level reached 62.20 feet with […]

Hyderabad: With heavy rains lashing the State since last few days, Telangana Government has shifted over 19,000 people to relief camps across the State till Thursday evening. About 16 persons have been rescued by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) while another two persons were airlifted by the Indian Air Force so far. Seven NDRF teams, […]

Kothagudem: The water level in river Godavari, which was flowing above danger level at Bhadrachalam in the district, has been increasing rapidly and reached 60.30 feet at 12 noon. It was the eighth time the river crossed the 60 feet mark since 1976. The bridge across Godavari at Bhadrachalam would be closed on Thursday from […]

Kothagudem: A day after receding, the water level in river Godavari has been rising rapidly and reached the third warning level at Bhadrachalam on Wednesday. The water level touched 53 feet, the third warning mark at 11.55 am putting the government machinery on high alert. The District Collector Anudeep Durishetty in a statement stated that […]

Kothagudem: The water level in river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district has been receding and came down to 52.9 feet at 8.35 am on Tuesday with the decrease in flood inflow from upstream projects. As a result the third warning has been withdrawn and the second warning was in force as the river was […]