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A 30-minute bout of blindness brought the entire city of Hyderabad to a standstill on Tuesday. (pic: ANI)
During the past three days, the capital has been witnessing heavy rains. The IMD attributes the current rainfall to an area of ​​low pressure formed under the influence of cyclonic circulation over west-central and the adjacent northwest Bay of Bengal off the coasts of northern Andhra and southern Odisha.
Sudden heavy rains wreaked havoc in the twin cities, Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Telangana, which have been experiencing normal rainfall over the past few days. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert and forecast heavy rains in the Twin Cities for the next five days.
During the past three days, the capital has been witnessing heavy rains. The IMD attributes the current rainfall to an area of ​​low pressure formed under the influence of cyclonic circulation over west-central and the adjacent northwest Bay of Bengal off the coasts of northern Andhra and southern Odisha.
The ongoing monsoon season has added to the problems. Travelers had a tough time with bumper-to-bumper vehicular traffic on the roads for more than two hours in major areas of Hyderabad, including Ikea Junction, HiTec City and Cable Bridge over Durgam Cheruvu.
Which areas are the worst?
Areas like Begumpet, Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Ranijong, Hosian Sagar Bund, Amirpet, Sarur Nagar, Mallakpet, Purapanda, Bhadrapura, and Toli Chowki were severely flooded.
In addition, the districts, including Sardar Mahal, Charminar, Malakpet, Sarur Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, Khairatabad, Secunderabad, Bhadurpura, Golconda, Himayatnagar, Nampali, LP Nagar, Shekepet, B Hill, Asifnagar, Jubilee Hills, Blanagar, Four Hour Yokatorpalli, received rainfall. To pour.
life stops
People also faced similar situations during the morning rush hours, when most of them were on their way to their workplaces. Most of the roads they traveled experienced severe traffic jams, and the movement of vehicles on some roads was moving at a slow pace. Floodwaters inundated low-lying areas of the Twin Cities.
The inhabitants of the congregations under the low-lying areas tried their best to remove the flood waters that had entered their homes using buckets and other vessels, but all efforts were in vain. The Greater Hyderabad City Corporation (GHMC) has warned people to stay outside until the rains subside.
GHMC employees are working to remove uprooted trees in different areas. The concerned authorities have released some water from the Hussain Sagar River, but are in great confusion after witnessing a rise in inflows into the lake. Many residents of the Twin Cities are calling on the authorities to declare school holidays in light of the heavy rains expected in the coming days.
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