Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad on Alert as Heavy Flood Warnings Issued

Irrigation officials say they were closely monitoring the inflows into the Pranahita, Godavari and Penganga rivers following the heavy rains in the upstream areas in Maharashtra. Executive engineer for Kagaznagar circle, B Prabhakar, said 63,000 cusecs of floodwater is flowing through River Pranahita, while rivers Wainganga and Penganga converge into River Pranahita, which flows into River Godavari.

He said a rain gauge at Venkatraopet bridge was stolen long back in Sirpur (T) mandal. There was no rain gauge at Gudem bridge in Chinthala Manepalli. “The flood situation is normal and there’s no need to panic.”

Prabhakar said, “We got instructions to be on the alert and be at the headquarters to monitor the flood situation.” He said River Pranahita’s backwaters would affect the Sirpur (T) mandal only when River Pranahita receives 3 lakh cusecs of water. Revenue officials of the Sirpur (T) assembly constituency are also on the alert in view of the flood threats.

Irrigation executive engineer, Adilabad circle K Ravinder, said they have been discharging the floodwaters downstream into River Penganga, from the Korata Chanaka barrage by lifting 23 gates.

He said there were no inflows into Gaddannavagu. Only 100 cusecs of water was flown into the Swarna project, and 6,000 to 7,000 cusecs into the Kadam project.

River Penganga converges with the Wardha river at Peddavagu and then the combined flow joins the Wainganga and flows into River Pranahita. Officials are closely monitoring the inflows into River Godavari in the Nirmal district.

The flood inflows into River Pranahita following the heavy rains in bordering Maharashtra resulted in a rise in the flow of floodwaters at Medigadda and Kaleshwaram.