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Kothagudem: District police reached out to the flood-affected Adivasis in remote agency villages in Cherla mandal in the district offering them much needed succour. As many as 450 Adivasi families, which were suffered by the Godavari floods, were provided relief kits consisting of essential commodities, bed sheets and other goods, in association with Paloncha-based Nava […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has once again requested Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) and Central Water Commission (CWC) to conduct a comprehensive backwater study through an independent competent agency at the earliest and take suitable protection measures in areas to be affected in Telangana territory due to backwaters and prevent large scale submergence. In a letter to […]

Kothagudem: Claiming credit for the construction of Godavari karakatta at Bhadrachalam TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu wanted construction of river bund in merged villages in AP. He visited Bhadrachalam on Friday and performed pujas at Bhadradri Rama Temple. He was welcomed by priests in a traditional manner. Later he visted Godavari river bund (karakatta) and […]

Kothagudem: Water level in river Godavari at Bhadrachalam has been receding and came down to 41 feet at 7 pm with a discharge of 8.47 lakh cusecs on Wednesday. The district witnessed light to heavy rain during the past 24-hours. A highest rainfall of 7.5 cm was recorded in Gundala mandal while in Pinapaka and […]

Khammam: Sri Mithra Foundation has come to the aid of Godavari flood affected families in Bhadrachalam and its surrounding villages in the district. The foundation Chairman Kuruvella Praveen made a donation of Rs.9 lakh for the relief work of the flood affected families. He called on Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar in Hyderabad and presented […]

Kothagudem: Water level in river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district has been rising and crossed the first warning level on Monday. At 12pm the water level was 43.60 feet with a discharge of 9.60 lakh cusecs. The water level remained steady above the first warning level and at 6pm the water level was 43.50 […]

Kothagudem: Police arrested two Maoist sympathisers at Nallabelli of Dummugudem mandal in the district on Saturday. Bhadrachalam ASP, B Rohith Raj in a statement informed that the local Inspector of Police M Ravi Kumar and staff along with the personnel of CRPF 141Bn-G while conducting vehicle inspections at Nallabelli spotted two bike riders trying to […]

Hyderabad: The State government pegged the preliminary damage caused due to the recent floods at Rs 1,400 crore. A report to this effect was submitted to the union Government and an immediate assistance of Rs 1,000 crore was sought from the Centre. In its report, the State government said the Roads and Buildings Department suffered […]

Kothagudem: With the inundation in flood affected villages subsiding the district administration has intensified its efforts to restore civic amenities in the affected villages in the district. Panchayat Raj Director M Hanumantha Rao, Khammam District Collector VP Gautham, Commissioner of Police Vishnu S Warrier, who were on flood relief duty, visited several flood affected villages […]

Kothagudem: The volunteers of Animal Warriors Conservation Society of Hyderabad have come to the rescue of stranded pet, stray animals and birds in flood affected areas on the banks of the river Godavari. A team of nine members, including the society founder P Pradeep, J Santoshi, Sanjeev, Raghav , Prabhu, Manish, Chetan and Ramakrishna travelled […]

Hyderabad: With the flood waters receding in the Godavari River, people in Bhadrachalam town and other flood-hit areas in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district heaved a sigh of relief. The water level in the river at Bhadrachalam stood at 47.70 feet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday but the authorities have not withdrawn the third flood level […]

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 […]