Vehicular movement on Charla-Venkatapuram highway disrupted, forest streams in spate in Agency areas
The vehicular traffic on the busy stretch of the highway was diverted via Eturunagaram and Manuguru to reach the temple town of Bhadrachalam in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, sources said.
Heavy rains battered Bhadrachalam Agency on Wednesday, disrupting normal life in several riverside villages in Charla and Dummugudem mandals.
Rotenthavagu, Chintavagu and other forest steams were in spate in Charla mandal due to heavy rainfall in the upstream areas of Taliperu reservoir spread along the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border.
Aided by increased inflow from its upper reaches, the water level in Taliperu reservoir in Charla mandal rose to 72.89 metres around noon on Wednesday as against the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 74 metres.
A total of 15 crest gates were opened, discharging surplus water downstream into the Godavari.
Two farmers had a narrow escape when their tractor was swept away in the swollen Erravagu stream at Chinna Thimmapur village in Bheemini mandal of Mancherial district on Wednesday.
The stream was suddenly flooded when the farmers were heading to their cotton field in the tractor. They were rescued by the local farmers.
In view of forecast of heavy rains in the next 24 hours, control rooms have been operationalised in various northern and eastern districts of the State to tackle rain-related exigencies.
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