Water levels in the Godavari and its tributaries continued to rise following incessant rains in the upstream coupled with discharge of flood waters from the major reservoirs across the river in Telangana on Wednesday.
The copious inflows from the catchment areas led to surge in the water level in the Godavari at Bhadrachalam in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district where the water level in the river reached 33 feet on Wednesday evening, 10 feet below the first flood warning level.
The water level in the river is likely to increase by another five to six feet by Thursday morning following heavy inflows from the upstream, mainly the Taliperu reservoir in Charla mandal, sources said.
