Kaleshwaram project is flooded due to heavy rains above. With incessant rains in Telangana and Maharashtra, the barrages in the project have recorded a record level. An inflow of 22,15,760 cusecs is coming into Medigadda barrage. With this, all 85 gates of Lakshmi Barrage are being opened and the flood water is being released. While 14,77,975 cusecs of water is coming to Annaram Saraswati Barrage, the authorities are releasing the same amount of water downstream.
Godavari and Pranahita rivers are flowing at Kaleswaram. At the confluence of Triveni, the river flows at a height of 15.90 m. With this, the authorities have announced a red alert in Mahadevapur and Kaleshwaram Godavari catchment areas.
The flood water that inundated the Pushkarghats entered the nearby houses. Residents in flooded areas have been evacuated by authorities. A police presence was arranged to prevent anyone from coming to the Kaleswaram Ghat.
Godavari water level at Bhadrachalam reached 60.30 feet. 18.16 lakh cusecs of water is currently flowing in the river. As a result, Bhadrachalam town is surrounded by flood water. The flood water has entered Kotha Colony, Subhash Nagar Colony, AMC Colony, Ayyappa Colony and Ram Temple area of the town.
Twenty-two gates of the Laxmi barrage of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project was lifted to release flood water this morning. Heavy rains in the catchment areas of Pranahita and Godavari resulted in heavy inflows.
Despite the ongoing war of words between Congress and BRS over 24×7 power supply to farming in the State, deficient rainfall results in a huge increase in energy consumption in Telangana in the Kharif season as farmers depend on drawing groundwater to sustain crops, and transplantation of paddy. The State has already recorded 40 million units increase in day-wise energy consumption this month.
Water flowing into the delivery cistern from the pressure pumps of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project in Jayashankar-Bhupalapalli district.