Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Flood Levels Recede in Sabari as Dowleswaram Sees Rise
Water levels in the Sabari River were going down in Chinturu.
However, water levels farther downstream near Polavaram and Dowleswaram were going up.
Officials released a large amount of water from Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage.
They expected the release to increase by Monday.
Floodwater covered parts of NH 326 and stopped some transport services.
Officials sent boats and prepared shelters and response teams.
Many farms were underwater, damaging standing crops.
Pregnant women from affected villages were moved to hospitals for safety.
The Sabari River receded to 38 feet at Chinturu by Sunday evening, while the Sabari-Godavari confluence reached 40.5 feet.
Flood levels were rising at the Polavaram project and Dowleswaram barrage, with 6.70 lakh cusecs discharged by evening.
Discharge from Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage was expected to reach 9 lakh cusecs by Monday, but no first warning was expected.
Road submergence halted traffic on NH 326 and transport between VR Puram and Chinturu.
Authorities deployed boats, opened 136 rehabilitation centers, prepared teams for 161 villages, and moved 124 pregnant women to hospitals.
- Who
- Residents, farmers, pregnant women, and government officials in flood-affected areas were involved.
- What
- Flood levels were receding in the Sabari River near Chinturu but rising downstream near Polavaram and Dowleswaram.
- When
- By 7 p.m. on Sunday, with further discharge expected by Monday.
- Where
- Chinturu, Kunavaram, Yetapaka, VR Puram, Polavaram, Dowleswaram, and nearby areas.
- Why
- Heavy rain, upstream floodwater, and water released from the barrage inundated roads and agricultural fields; water hyacinth also obstructed flow at Achyutapuratrayam.
- Sabari level at Chinturu
- 38 feet by 7 p.m. Sunday
- Sabari-Godavari confluence
- 40.5 feet at Kunavaram
- Barrage discharge
- 6.70 lakh cusecs by Sunday evening
- Expected discharge
- 9 lakh cusecs by Monday
- Rehabilitation centers
- 136 established
- Villages covered by response teams
- 161
- Pregnant women relocated
- 124 moved to hospitals in Chinturu and Kunavaram