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It might be noted that four leaders from erstwhile Khammam district have been appointed by the State government as chairpersons for different corporations in the first phase.

The locals who spotted the male child wrapped in plastic sheets informed police.

Police have seized 155 kg ganja in a tractor trolley that was abandoned near Godavari bridge at Bhadrachalam in the district

GDC, Bhadrachalam is the first college in Kothagudem district to get autonomous status.

Receiving steady inflows from the upstream projects, the Srisailam project is expected to near its gross storage capacity in the next 24 hours.

Impoundind water at Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages for pumping operations will pose threat to the temple town of Bhadrachalam and 44 villages along the side of the river, said Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy.

The water level crossed the 53 feet mark at 4.16 pm and at 7 pm the water level was 53.30 feet with a discharge of 14.40 lakh cusecs.

Officials issued a second warning late night on Friday after the water level crossed 48 feet. Water level at 6 am on Saturday was 50.50 feet with a discharge of 12.86 lakh cusecs and at 9 am it came down to 51.40 feet with a discharge of 13.37 lakh cusecs.

The water level crossed the second warning level for the first time this season on July 22. It started receding on Wednesday at 10 pm the water level was 45.10 feet with a discharge of 10, 18,806 cusecs.

The water level at 6 pm was 45.20 feet and the first warning was in force.

The water level which was 51.20 feet at 1 pm on Tuesday receded to 50.10 feet at 7 pm. The flood flow was above the second warning level of 48 feet.

The flood level in the river crossed the danger mark of 51 feet at the temple town of Bhadrachalam on Tuesday. In case of further rise in the river flow, the threat of huge submergence looms large.

The water level reached 43.60 feet at 8 pm with a discharge of 9, 60, 541 cusecs and forecast indicates further rise in the water level, said district Collector Jithesh V Patil.

Floodwaters have been entering into the river due to heavy rains in the upper catchment area in Chhattisgarh as well as in Kothagudem district.

MLAs Dr. Tellam Venkat Rao and Payam Venkateshwarlu who took part in the inauguration ceremony asked Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) to provide training and ensure livelihood of adivasis.

The meteorological department issued a warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from Thursday to July 20 in Kothagudem and Khammam districts.

The bill aims at the formation of Bhadrachalam, Seetharam Nagar and Shanthi Nagar gram panchayats by dividing the gram panchayat which has nearly 75,000 population.

Boat operator saves a devotee drowning in Godavari river while taking bath, who came to offer prayers at Bhadradri Temple.

Expert swimmers roped in to trace missing youth. In view of recent rains, the water level in river increased slightly

Krishna Prasad was arrested based on a complaint by a woman from Kunavaram, who accused him of raping her by threatening and writing obscene news about her in his own paper.