The Godavari river and its tributaries were in spate due to persistent huge inflows from the catchment areas in neighbouring Maharashtra even as north Telangana districts witnessed incessant rains for the second consecutive day on Sunday.
As heavy flood reached the Medigadda (Lakshmi) barrage of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) in Jayashankar-Bhupalapally district from the reservoirs upstream, about 8.83 lakh cusecs of excess water was released downstream through 75 crest gates of the barrage.
With increasing inflows from the catchment areas of both the Godavari and Pranahita rivers, outflow from Medigadda barrage was expected to reach 10 lakh cusecs late on Sunday night, official sources said. In Mulugu district, authorities issued first flood warning in Eturunagaram Agency mandal as the Godavari crossed 14.83 metres on Sunday evening, sources added.
