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The flood level in the Munneru river was at 30.70 feet at 5 pm while the second warning level was 24 feet and rising

Six gates of Gaddennavagu project were lifted to discharge surplus water from the project downstream

In view of heavy inflows, the project authorities tried to lift all its 18 flood gates, but four did not work initially.

A pregnant woman was taken across a flooded road with the help of an excavator to reach hospital

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who was briefed about the flood situation in the village, directed Chief Secretary A Santhi Kumari to ensure that the choppers joined the rescue operations immediately.

As instructed by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, the special officers were sent to the severely affected districts immediately.

In an official release issued here, she said a control room was set up in the Secretariat to monitor the situation.

A house collapsed at Chelluru of Rajapet mandal in Yadadri-Bhongir district due to the heavy rain. No one was injured in the incident as the residents managed to run out.

Indrakaran Reddy, along with Khanapur MLA A Rekha Naik and Collector K Varun Reddy, conducted an inspection of the project in Kaddampeddur Mandal center.

A Santhi Kumari has directed District Collectors and SPs to be on high alert as the India Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rains in many parts of the State in the next 48 hours.

DGP instructed all the Commissioner and SPs to stay on alert and ask their subordinates to identify the low lying areas and take adequate measures in coordination with local authorities to prevent loss of life and property

Since IMD had forecast heavy rains in the next 24 hours, we are planning to lift the flood gates of the project and release water into the Godavari river, said SRSP Site Executive Engineer

With the State govt announcing holidays for educational institutions on Wednesday and Thursday, private schools have started conducting online classes to ensure uninterrupted learning for students.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has directed Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy to declare Wednesday and Thursday as holidays for schools across telangana

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

Nine mandals in Khammam witnessed very light to moderate rainfall while the other mandals remained dry on Saturday

The government has asked all the collectors and the education department officials to ensure the closure of schools tomorrow

CM KCR asserted that the government employees from different department to work in tandem with each other and restore emergency services in the rain-affected areas

These are testing times for the community, and each and every police officer is standing shoulder to shoulder with the citizens we serve, said Telangana DGP Anjani Kumar

Kothagudem Collector Dr. Priyanka Ala held a review meeting at Bhadrachalam on the flood situation and directed officials to shift people in flood prone villages to relief centres