The first flood warning issued for the Godavari river at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram on Tuesday.
The inflows into the river at Dowleswaram was put at more than 11 lakh cusecs, which was released the canals in the delta and into the sea.
Alert has been sounded in the island habitations that are facing inundation threats in East Godavari and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema districts.