Torrential rains hit Hyderabad
Citizens left to fend nature’s fury, told to refrain movement during rain
Torrential rains hit Hyderabad, lasting over 24 hours, triggering waterlogging and inundation of roads across the expanse of the city. It was a cloudburst like situation that unfolded from the skies in the city, with most places very high levels of rainfall.
The areas that recorded the highest rainfall in the city as of 11 pm Tuesday are Tirumalgherry (121.8 mm of rainfall), both Shanti Nagar and Chiluka Nagar (120.8 mm), both West Marredpally and Ramnagar (114.5 mm), Himayatnagar (92.75 mm), Uppal (91.3 mm), Musheerabad (89.5 mm), MCR-HRD campus (88mm) and the Osmania University registrar office (86.5 mm).
According to rain gauges of the Telangana State Development Planning Society, Rajendranagar received rainfall of 66.8 mm, Bandlaguda (53 mm) and Kapra (50.5 mm). Areas like Keesara (47 mm), Moosapet (37.5 mm) and Uppal (35.5 mm) also received high rainfall.
Owing to the lashing the city received, residents of the city were highly perturbed, as they had to bear with massive traffic hurdles and inundated roads.
Several areas of the city like Anand Bagh, Safilguda, Addagutta, Tarnaka crossroads, Afzalgunj fruit market, among others, were left inundated.
“There has been a lot of water stagnation at Anand Bagh. We have called the Monsoon Response Team (MRT) to clear the water. They came equipped with a motor and one person. Will he be able to clear this mess?” questioned B.T. Srinivasan, member, Malkajgiri resident’s welfare
association.
Bikes and cars were seen struggling to come to terms with submerged roads.
“Navigating the roads, which were completely flooded, has became a very
difficult task. I had to drop my bike off and take shelter under a tree,” said P.S.S. Aditya, resident, Miyapur.
Following the downpour in the evening, the peak traffic hours of the zone,
Cyberabad police tweeted on social media asking people to refrain from moving during the rain.
‘It is raining heavily in Gachibowli, Madhapur and Jubilee Hills, due to which traffic has come to a standstill. Hence, all are requested to leave offices a little late and observe staggered timing,’ it said.
Even in places like Pragathi Nagar, people were seen trying to traverse through water.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had on Monday issued a three-day rainfall warning for other places across the state, saying, “Heavy rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Jayashankar Bhupallapally, Warangal (Urban), Warangal (Rural), Bhadadri Kothagudem, Khammam, Suryapet, Nalgonda, Nagarkurnool, Mahbubnagar, Narayanpet, Wanaparthy and Mulugu.”