Authorities sound alert as Godavari continues to rise at Dowleswaram, nears first warning mark

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Water level at the barrage touches 42.10 feet; 971 houses in 72 habitations submerged, affecting more than 32,000 people due to floods in the Sabari and Godavari rivers in Polavaram district; Eluru district administration intensifies relief and restoration measures in the affected villages of Velairpadu and Kukunoor mandals