Second Godavari flood warning issued in Andhra

The submergence area of the Polavaram irrigation project and the Godavari delta in Andhra Pradesh are bearing the brunt of the flood as the Godavari flood level reached the second flood warning in Bhadrachalam in Telangana State.

At 10:05 p.m., the second Godavari flood warning was issued after the water level reached 48 feet at Bhadrachalam, a threat of flood in the Polavaram project submergence area— the Chintoor agency along the borders of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Dozens of tribal villages have been cut-off, forcing the officials to launch the relief operations. The tribals began to trek towards the hilly areas in search of temporary shelter. The Chintoor Integrated Tribal Development Authorities began shifting the pregnant women to the nearby government hospitals.