NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall in Hyderabad led officers to open the gates of the Himayat Sagar reservoir on Friday evening, inflicting the Musi River to overflow close to Chaderghat Bridge. As a security measure, the highway close to the bridge was closed, leading to extreme site visitors congestion.The overflowing river additionally brought on flooding in close by homes and low-lying areas alongside the Musi. Parts of Mithila Nagar Colony in Meerpet Municipal Corporation, Rangareddy District, skilled vital waterlogging on Friday. About 1,000 individuals had been shifted to reduction camps following the heavy rains.
Earlier, Telangana chief minister A. Revanth Reddy had instructed the state administration to stay on excessive alert, following forecasts of heavy rain over the following two days. According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), officers throughout all departments had been directed to watch flood-prone areas intently and take proactive measures to make sure public security. District collectors had been requested to evaluate flooding dangers and relocate residents from weak areas to reduction camps if essential. Authorities had been additionally ordered to cease site visitors on waterlogged roads and make sure the security of causeways. The Electricity Department has been tasked with sustaining uninterrupted energy provide and eradicating hanging wires to forestall accidents. Educational establishments have been suggested to stay vigilant in the course of the Dussehra holidays, and residents have been urged to keep away from travelling outside throughout heavy rain. In Hyderabad, groups from GHMC, HYDRAA, NDRF, and SDRF have been positioned on standby to reply to emergencies.
