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The Met Department has warned of more rains in the next 24 hours. “Generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers,” predicted the Met Department.
Hyderabad: The Met Department has warned of more rains in the next 24 hours. “Generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers,” predicted the Met Department. But the torrential rain which pounded Hyderabad and its environs since Tuesday evening has once again exposed the failure of the civic authorities.
Denizens woke up to flooded streets and floating vehicles owing to overnight rain that left many parts of the city in knee-deep water. Rains claimed one life as a boy got swept away in Moulali Nala. Several low-lying areas were inundated, cars were submerged in areas like Bowenpally. Many colonies looked like reservoirs. The pathetic condition of roads in Hyderabad came to the fore as the road in front of NTR Gardens caved in.
Fortunately there was no casualty. Several areas in Greater Hyderabad were inundated as life in low-lying areas was thrown out of gear. Though the GHMC teams swung into action by 5 am, they could not succeed in draining the water. Even at 10 am the water in many colonies did not recede. Qutbullapur received the highest rainfall of 164.25 mm, followed by Malkajgiri and Madhapur at 90.75 mm and 74.25 mm, respectively.
Office and school-goers had a tough time reaching their destinations due to damaged roads and traffic snarls on Wednesday. Kuktapally, Nizampet, Begumpet, Yousufguda, Sainikpuri, Mehdipatnam, Malkajgiri and parts of Secunderabad were among the worst affected.
Areas in Toli Chowki, Mayuri Marg, Alwal, Nacharam and Habsiguda resembled like lakes. At Nizampet, a wall collapsed. GHMC staff members were seen clearing water at Mallepally, Trimulgherry, Kukatpally, Bhoiguda, Uppal and Red Hills throughout the night.
According to GHMC commissioner Janardhan Reddy, water was flowing from tanks to the downstream in the Alwal municipal circle. Water continued to flow from Mothukulakunta cheruvu and Hakeempet cheruvu to Kotha Cheruvu to Chinnarayuni Cheurvu, resulting in inundation of Srinivasnagar, Bharatinagar and Reddy Enclave.
In the Qutubullapur circle, the Vennalagadda tank was discharging surplus water that joined Chemical Nala. As the Chemical Nala was overflowing, low-lying colonies in the area were inundated. Ranga Reddy district Collector declared a holiday for all government and private schools in Serlingampally, Malkajgiri, Qutubullapur and Balanagar areas. Sai Krishna of Boduppal said there was no power for over 12 hours in their colony.
Garbage dump was seen floating in stagnated water in Canara Nagar of Boduppal. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is in New Delhi to attend the Apex Council meeting convened by Union Water Resources Minister, called up GHMC Commissioner Janardhan Reddy and took stock of the situation. He directed the officials to be on high alert. Anticipating another round of heavy rainfall, the Hyderabad Traffic police have advised people not to venture on to the roads unless it was urgent.
