The flood waters of the Godavari river at Bhadrachalam are receding fast.
The third flood level warning was issued when the river water level hit 53 feet. On Wednesday morning the water level stood at 47.7 feet.
Officials said that about 11.28 lakh cusecs of water were being let out downstream. With the inflows from upstream too coming down, the water level has receded.
However, though the water level dropped below the danger mark, the officials have not formally withdrawn the warning.
The water level of the river was above the third flood level for over a week due to heavy rains in north Telangana and neighbouring Maharashtra. The highest level of 71.3 feet was recorded in the early hours of July 16. This was the highest level in more than three decades. The flood discharge had almost reached 25 lakh cusecs.
Officials say that if the third level warning is withdrawn, people from relief camps may return to their homes.
Over 25,000 people were shifted to the relief camps after parts of Bhadrachalam town and several villages downstream were inundated. The district administration has deployed heavy motors to pump out flood water from the inundated areas in Bhadrachalam.
The State government has already announced that the relief camps will continue till the month-end in view of forecast of more rains. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar is monitoring the situation in the district.
Meanwhile, with the situation slowly returning to normalcy, people in Bhadrachalam town and other flood-hit areas in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district heaved a sigh of relief.