The water levels in all major reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh are rising owing to heavy rainfall in the catchment areas.
The Water Resources Department officials on July 26 (Wednesday) said that the water levels in the Godavari at Bhadrachalam in Telangana, Kunavaram, Polavaram and Dowleswaram in Andhra Pradesh are rising. The water level at Kunavaram reached 17.26 metre by the noon, while it was 11.58 metre at Polavaram. The inflows at Dowleswaram was put at 7,41,320 cusecs while the outflow remained the same.
However, the inflows increased to 7,55,782 cusecs by the noon. The officials said that the first flood warning would be issued if the inflows touched 10 lakh cusecs, and second warning at 13 lakh cusecs. Similarly, the third warning would be issued when the inflows reaches 17 lakh cusecs, they said.
