Hyderabad: The Bhadradri Kothagudem district administration has sounded an alert across the course of the river, especially in the low-lying mandals. Some villages were cut-off due to submergence of connecting roads.

Godavari River crossed the third level flood warning at bhadra chalam in Telangana on Monday, prompting authorities to sound alert across the course of the river. The water flow at the project was 99,850 cusecs while 41,000 cusecs was being let out on Monday morning. The water level was 1,087 feet against the full level of 1,091 feet.

Heavy rains continued to lash parts of Telangana for a fourth consecutive day on Monday, inundating low-lying villages and throwing normal life out of gear.

IMD forecasting heavy rains and issuing red alert, the state government has declared holiday for all educational institutions for the next three days from Monday while the South Central Railway has cancelled a few trains.