Though the swollen Godavari showed signs of receding with slight decrease in the inflows from the upper reaches, the water level in the river at Bhadrachalam hovered around 68 feet, 15 feet above the danger mark, on Saturday night with official machinery continuing to keep their guard up to tackle any eventuality.
A team of Indian Army comprising 101 personnel is on the standby in Bhadrachalam to meet any flood exigency.
Many parts of Bhadrachalam Agency, including the temple town of Bhadrachalam, remained cut off from the rest of the world for the second day in a row on Saturday.