Krishna and Godavari rivers continue to be in spate with the latter from the point of Kaleshwaram and downstream, and second warning level in force at Bhadrachalam as the flood level in the Godavari there crossing 51 feet and the flow in the river crossing 13-lakh cusecs mark.
The flood situation in Wardha and Wainganga rivers, which make Pranahitha in Telangana and which is contributing most to the flood level at Bhadrachalam downstream, is extreme and severe respectively in Maharashtra. The Central Water Commission (CWC) has indicated rising trend for the two rivers based on the IMD forecast and heavy rains in the catchment areas in Upper Godavari Basin.
Although flood level in Indravathi, which was severe on Wednesday afternoon at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh, was receding, heavy contribution from Pranahitha was expected to keep the flood level at Bhadrachalam and downstream high with the IMD forecasting very heavy rains in the catchment areas in Maharashtra. A CWC advisory issued on Wednesday indicated that the flood level in the Godavari at Bhadrachalam was expected to be in above normal situation till August 15.
