With the water level in the Godavari rising again, people living in the low-lying areas were cautioned on Tuesday. The discharge from the Polavaram project and Sir Arthur Cotton (SAC) Barrage at Dowleswaram also increased.
The Central Water Commission (CWC) issued the first warning after the water level in the river reached 43.5 feet at Bhadrachalam in Telangana.
At the Polavaram project, water level upstream the spillway went up to 32.14 metre, while the discharge was put at about 6.73 lakh cusecs. Officials said that the water level at the SAC Barrage was rising and 7.38 lakh cusecs of water was discharged.
