The Godavari region in Andhra Pradesh heaved a sigh of relief on July 21 (Friday) as the flood inflow into the Godavari river began to recede at Bhadrachalam in Telangana.
The inflows were expected to fall below the first warning level of 43 feet at Bhadrachalam by July 22 (Saturday).
As per the flood bulletin issued by the Andhra Pradesh Water Resource Department, more than 9.64 lakh cusecs was being released into the Bay of Bengal from the Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram in East Godavari district.