The water level in the Godavari at Bhadrachalam showed signs of receding on Saturday even as the flood warning remained in effect throughout the course of the river as part of disaster prevention measures.
The water level hovered around 44 feet, one feet above the first flood warning level, at the temple town on Saturday evening.
The surging tributaries of the Godavari, including Taliperu, continued to pose flood threat to the low-lying areas, particularly villages situated along the banks of the Godavari in Bhadrachalam division.
Sources said that the road link to Sunnambatti, a riverside habitation, in Dummugudem mandal, was severed on Saturday after a swollen stream flooded a culvert on the Sunnambatti-Bairagulapadu road in the early hours of the day.
The statue of Goddess Sita situated along the banks of Sitammavagu stream at the famous pilgrim centre of Parnashala in Dummugudem mandal remained under a sheet of water with backwaters of the Godavari swirling into the local stream.
Several parts of Bhadrachalam Agency, including Dummugudem mandal, witnessed moderate to heavy rains on Saturday.
Meanwhile, several cases of viral fever and other seasonal ailments were reported from Anjanapuram in Konijerla mandal and various tribal habitations in Tirumalayapalem mandal in Khammam district.
Nizamabad Special Correspondent writes: Water level in Sriramsagar Project increased by over 3 tmcf -- from 27 tmc to 30.270 tmc -- since 6 a.m., with 58,000 cusecs of water flowing into the reservoir by 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Over 28,000 cusecs of water flowed into the project in the morning and gradually went up to 81,160 cusecs by noon. Since then on, it has gone down to 58,000 cusecs. The water level increased from 1067.50 ft to 1070 ft., according to the hourly bulletin released by the SRSP authorities.
Like on Friday, on Saturday too, there were no inflows into Nizamsagar Project and Ramadugu medium irrigation project. The composite district witnessed only showers on Saturday.
