The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has alerted the districts along the Godavari as water levels in the river is rising owing to heavy rains.
Third warning was issued at Bhadrachalam in Telangana, with the water level in the river reaching 53.20 feet. At the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh, the water level stood at 33 metre above the spillway. The officials discharged about 9 lakh cusecs of water downstream.