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The Godavari River at Bhadrachalam crossed the 41-foot mark on Saturday, nearing the first warning level of 43 feet. Inflows surged due to heavy rain in tributary catchments. Authorities have placed DDRF teams on standby and issued precautionary alerts.

The tributaries of Godavari river like Wainganga, Wardha and Sabari have been overflowing due to the torrential rains and it caused Godavari to receive huge inflows.

Godavari river water level is rising steadily at Bhadrachalam due to heavy rains in upper catchments, with tributaries overflowing. Officials have alerted low-lying areas as the river nears first warning level.

Thousands of devotees visited the ancient Sri Satyanarayana Swamy temple in Gudem village, Dandepalli mandal, on Gurupurnima. After taking a holy dip in the Godavari, they offered prayers and performed vratams, seeking blessings and the fulfilment of their wishes

Revanth Reddy said the State government was ready to consider Chandrashekhar Rao’s experience and suggestions if they were genuinely beneficial to Telangana.

Heavy rains in Maharashtra have triggered strong inflows into the Godavari River, benefiting dams and irrigation projects across Maharashtra and Telangana. With major tributaries swelling, Telangana expects robust inflows this kharif season. Medigadda barrage recorded 84,500 cusecs of floodwater.

As of Thursday morning, both inflow and outflow at the barrage reached 71,900 cusecs, a sharp increase from Wednesday’s inflow of 31,900 cusecs, effectively doubling in just two days. However, not even a trickle could be utilised as all the 85 gates of the barrage were kept open draining the flood flow for want of barrage rehabilitation.

Heavy rains have disrupted daily life and coal production in erstwhile Khammam, affecting SCCL opencast mines. Roads are flooded, mines are waterlogged, and district officials have issued advisories with helpline numbers and urged the public to stay indoors.

All 14 gates of Babli Barrage were opened to release Godavari water to SRSP in line with the Supreme Court’s directive. The release, supervised by Telangana, Maharashtra and CWC, supports irrigation and drinking water supply till October 2025.

The BRS leader also pointed out that former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had already written to the Centre, clearly explaining how surplus water in Godavari River should be shared between the Telugu States.

Harish Rao rubbished Revanth Reddy's claim that Chandrashekhar Rao had agreed to only 299 TMCft of Krishna water, calling it a blatant lie.

The AP Chief Minister also claimed he had never objected to the construction of Kaleshwaram and that Andhra Pradesh was only trying to use water that would otherwise flow into the sea.

Before visiting the temple for having a darshan, the family went to the Godavari River for a ritual dip.

Uttam Kumar Reddy expressed concerns about Telangana’s water rights and the regional impact of the proposed project.

Decision follows inter-state meeting held recently between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, facilitated by Polavaram Project Authority, to assess backwater effects of the project on Telangana’s streams

The green body’s notice comes after a media report claimed that pollution levels in Telangana's stretch of the Godavari river had reached a critical point.

A group of 11 youngsters drowned while taking a bath in the river near Kamini Lanka in Mummidivaram mandal on Monday. While three youth managed to come out, the remaining were washed away

Police said that Kuldeep Saheb Deshmukh (11) from Takli village in Parbhani district of Maharashtra met a watery grave when he was taking a holy bath in the river at the ghat. He was accompanied by four family members who could not rescue him when he was drowing.

The group, comprising private employees, farmers, traders, unemployed and farm labourers from this sleepy village in Navipet mandal, is determined to prevent suicides due to various reasons, including financial crisis, family disputes and personal problems.

Factories releasing untreated effluents, sewage discharge, encroachments add to the problem