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The body of a 25-year old man, who died by suicide allegedly by jumping in to the Godavari river three days ago, was traced at Gudem village in Mancherial

Stating that compensation too was not paid to the farmers, he said that no efforts were made to resolve the disputes with the neighbouring states.

With all major irrigation projects on the Krishna and Godavari rivers receiving huge inflows, hydel power generation has begun in a few of them

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao would ensure that coal mines were allocated to the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), thwarting the attempts being made by the Centre to allot the mines to others including private agencies, Energy Minster Jagadish Reddy said.

The committee, comprising of senior engineers from the Irrigation department and experts from other agencies, will study flood control approaches adopted in the two major river basins of India - Ganga and Brahmaputra and submit its report within a month.

Kothagudem Collector Dr. Priyanka Ala has directed medical officers to conduct a fever survey in the villages that were flooded due to the recent heavy rains in the district to prevent the spread of viral diseases

Nearly 115 villages were marooned in the Chinturu, Vararamachandrapuram and Koonavaram mandals of Alluri Sitarama Raju district in the agency with the Godavari and Sabari rivers in spate.

The flood flow of Godavari at Bhadrachalam, where the river was flowing above the danger mark of 53 feet, is over 15.02 lakh cusecs

As many as 75 villages and hamlets have been affected in 10 mandals with the rise in flood level in river Godavari in Kothagudem

Water level in river Godavari crossed the third warning level and rising further at Bhadrachalam in the district.

In the wake of incessant rains, the Chief Minister reviewed the flood situation through video conference, noting that the inflow and outflow of flood waters at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Dowleswaram could go up to 16 lakh cusecs from 13 lakh cusecs.

The water level in river Godavari is rising and has crossed the second warning level at Bhadrachalam in the district

Sriramsagar Project, the lifeline of State, is close to its gross storage level of 90.30 TMC

Lakshmidevipeta village in Venkatapuram mandal of Mulugu district recording the State's highest ever rainfall of 64.98 cm in 24 hours ending 8 am on Thursday

Due to rainwater entering their houses, residents of Arunakkanagar and Jhansinagar in Naspur municipality were compelled to evacuate their homes.

Four gates imported from Germany are reportedly dysfunctional, worrying locals and officials. Water is overflowing from the project where these gates were located.

The water level at 10 pm was 48.10 feet with a discharge of 11.50 lakh cusecs of flood water.

On Wednesday, the water level in the river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district surpassed the first warning level for the third time this season.

Mancherial is likely to see floods due to the heavy rains in upstream areas of Godavari and its tributaries, said Collector Badavath Santosh

District administration has proposed to establish as many as 71 relief camps to provide shelter to people in Godavari flood prone areas