The water level in the Godavari at Bhadrachalam receded slightly just below the first flood warning level of 43 feet on Friday but the discharge of a large volume of flood waters from the irrigation projects/barrages in the upstream kept the official machinery on alert to tackle any flood threat in the next 24 hours.
The water level gradually decreased from 43.90 feet at 6 a.m. to 41.50 feet at 6 p.m. on Friday, sources said.
However, the flood threat persists as heavy inflow is expected from the projects in the upper reaches of the river owing to combined discharge of a huge volume of flood waters.
