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Kota Gudam, the flood situation in river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district remained grim with rapid increase in water level in the river on Thursday. The water level in the river, which was flowing above danger level, has crossed 60 feet level at 12 noon. At 6 pm the water level reached 62.20 feet with a discharge of 19.29 lakh cassecks. It was the 8th time the river crossed the 60 feet mark since 1976. The bridge across Godavari at Bhadrachalam was shut for public in view of the flood situation in the river as a result Bhadrachalam town was cut off from outside world. Vehicular movement on the roads connecting the town with Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Eti came to halt due to the flood. On Tuesday, a cloudburst was reported in Himachal's Kullu district. At least 4-5 people went missing. NDRF teams were deployed for assistance from Manali. The bridge was said to be closed after 36 years of gap due to floods, last time the bridge was closed in 1986 in which a record flood of 75.6 feet was recorded in the river. Section 144 has been imposed in Bhadrachalam and Burgampad mandals to prevent public coming onto the roads. The movement of people was being stopped and vehicular traffic on the bridge would be restricted for the next 48 hours, district collector Anudip Durishethi said.