Hyderabad: The Godavari and Krishna rivers were in spate with the heavy inflows from upstream states of Maharashtra and Karnataka.
The water level in Godavari continued to rise at Bhadrachalam in Telangana, inundating low-lying areas and cutting off the road link in few places.&nbsp;
The river continued to flow above the second danger mark at Bhadrachalam. On Thursday morning, the water level at Bhadrachalam stood at 51.6 feet with the flow in the river touching 13.49 cusecs.
With the rise in water level, low-lying villages downstream were inundated. Road links Bhadrachalam to Dummugudem, Cherla, Venkatapuram and Wajedu mandal (blocks) were cut off.
According to the Central Water commission, Godavari is in a severe flood situation at Perur in Mulugu district of Telangana.
Meanwhile, huge flood inflows continued at Srisailam across Krishna river. The dam was receiving 3.88 lakh cusecs from upstream Jurala and Sunkesala. Authorities have opened 10 gates of Srisailam up to a height of 12 feet to release the water downstream.
The irrigation officials have also lifted 10 crest gates of Nagarjuna Sagar up to 10 feet to release the water downstream. The inflow at Sagar was 2.37 lakh cusecs. The current water level at Nagarjuna Sagar was 587.80 feet against full reservoir level of 590 feet.
The full capacity of Nagarjuna Sagar is 312.04 TMC while the current water storage is 305.30 TMC.&nbsp;
—IANS

The Godavari and Krishna rivers were in spate with the heavy inflows from upstream states of Maharashtra and Karnataka.

 Godavari, Krishna in spate in Telangana

Telangana

Hyderabad:&nbsp;Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday said Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has no moral courage to face Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hence he is boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting with lame-duck excuses.Sanjay lashed out at KCR for his remarks made at the press conference. He said if the chief minister was really worried about the state, he could have raised the concern at the meeting. He said KCR's decision to boycott the meeting amounted to insulting democratic institutions.Sanjay said KCR never showed interest in going to official meetings during the last eight years. The BJP leader remarked that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president visits Delhi only for political benefit and to meet leaders of political parties but never went there for the sake of people."KCR is saying that he is boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting but the days are not far when people of Telangana will boycott him," he said.Reacting to KCR's remarks, Sanjay said the chief minister was giving a lecture on the history of Planning Commission, co-operative federalism and democratic spirit but not doing his duty.Stating there is a shortage of teachers in the educational institutions in Telangana, he advised the KCR to go and give lectures there on how he failed as the chief minister.The BJP leader said before speaking on the NPAs of companies in the country, KCR should explain why industries are getting shut down in Hyderabad.He said it was ironic that the chief minister was speaking about imports from other countries when his government is unable to make Bathukamma sarees in Telangana and is sourcing the same from Surat.Bandi Sanjay also wanted to know why KCR imported furniture for Pragati Bhavan (official residence of Chief Minister) from China.Alleging that KCR is responsible for suicides of farmers, weavers, intermediate students, unemployed and employees, the BJP leader said it was shameful that he is criticising the Centre.Sanjay also referred to KCR's remark that he stayed in Delhi for 5 days and forced the Centre to allow the state to raise debt of Rs 10,000 crore."KCR said that last year, the Centre did not give more than Rs 5,000 crore to the state. If the Centre had really not provided the funds, what was he doing for one year," he askedThe BJP state chief also asked if KCR will apologise in Assembly if proved that Centre had given more than Rs 5,000 crore.Sanjay remarked that NITI Aayog doesn't exclusively work for KCR and only gives strategic advice on policy issues to make the economy strong.—IANS

Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday said Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has no moral courage to face Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hence he is boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting with lame-duck excuses.

 KCR has no moral courage to face Modi, says T'gana BJP chief

Hyderabad:&nbsp;Three members of a family of migrant labourers from Madhya Pradesh died by suicide in Telangana's Sangareddy district.The incident occurred late Wednesday in the Bhanur village of Patancheru 'mandal' (block) of Sangareddy district, about 50 km from Hyderabad.The deceased were identified as Rekha (28), her brother-in-law Basudev Krishna (27) and her two-year-old daughter.Rekha and Basudev are suspected to have hanged themselves after killing the child. The reasons for the suicide are not known.Police registered a case and took up investigation.In another incident in the same district, five members of a family were injured in a cooking gas leak at a house. The incident occurred in Ameenpur.The family had migrated from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh for livelihood. Two children are among the injured. They were shifted to the government-run Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad.—IANS

Three members of a family of migrant labourers from Madhya Pradesh died by suicide in Telangana's Sangareddy district.

 Three members of MP family die by suicide in Telangana

Hyderabad:&nbsp;The last rites of K. Uma Maheswari, daughter of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao, were performed here on Wednesday.Her brother-in-law and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, brother and popular actor N. Balakrishna and other family members attended the funeral at Mahaprasthanam in Jubilee Hills.Uma Maheshwari was found dead at her Jubilee Hills residence here on Monday. According to family members, the 57-year-old had some health problems and was also depressed.Her elder daughter Vishala arrived from the United States in the early hours of Wednesday.The funeral pyre was lit by Uma's husband Srinivas Prasad. Earlier, the funeral procession started from their residence after relatives and friends paid their last respects.Balakrishna, Ramakrishna and her other brothers carried the body. Chandrababu Naidu, his son Lokesh, actor Kalyan Ram and other relatives paid their last respects.Deceased's sisters G. Lokeswari, former union minister and BJP leader D. Purandeswari and N. Bhuvaneswari were among those who paid their last respects.Uma Maheswari was the youngest of N. T. Rama Rao's four daughters and also the youngest of his 12 children.NTR, as N. T. Rama Rao, popularly known, was one of the tallest Telugu leaders. The actor-turned-politician had floated TDP in 1982 on the slogan of Telugu self-respect and created a record of sorts by leading the party to power within nine months, ending the single party rule of the Congress party in then undivided Andhra Pradesh.He died 1996 at the age of 72, a few months after he was thrown out of power following a revolt led by his son-in-law Chandrababu Naidu.NTR had 12 children - eight sons and four daughters.NTR's three sons, including actor and former minister N. Harikrishna, have passed away.—IANS

The last rites of K. Uma Maheswari, daughter of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao, were performed here on Wednesday.

 NTR's daughter cremated in Hyderabad

Hyderabad:&nbsp;Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday asked the Centre to stop making mere statements on Kaleshwaram project and take action against Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.A day after Union minister for water resources Gajendra Singh Shekhawat alleged that the Kaleshwaram irrigation project was built on wrong design and has engineering faults, Revanth Reddy asked him why the Centre was not taking action despite knowing the facts.The Congress leader took to Twitter to react on Shekhawat's statement. "Kaleswaram has become an ATM for KCR... True! KCR Kaleswaram was built for commissions... True! Kaleswaram submerged due to a design flaw...True! You don't take action on KCR's loot and corruption... This is also an undeniable fact," wrote Revanth Reddy, who is also a Member of Parliament.The Congress leader advised the Central minister to stop making statements and initiate strong action.Addressing a public meeting organised by BJP at Yadadri on Tuesday, Shekhawat had said that Kaleshwaram was built with the wrong design.He said that the project was built without taking any permissions, including the environmental clearance and has been used as a milch cow for making money.On KCR's demand for national status to Kaleshwaram, the central minister said that he wants the national status to cover up the failures and corruption, and wants a national project status.Shekhawat also alleged that due to wrong design and faulty engineering, three pump houses of the project submerged in recent Godavari floods.—IANS&nbsp;

(TPCC) president A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday asked the Centre to stop making mere statements on Kaleshwaram project and take action against Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.