Several low-lying areas in Hyderabad were flooded due to the heavy rain that lashed the city on the evening of Wednesday, July 14. The colonies of Kodandram Nagar and Seesala Basti in Dilsukhnagar; Tapovan Colony, Sai Nagar and Green Park in Saroornagar; and several colonies in Uppal were inundated with rainwater affecting the mobility of residents.
While Uppal received 16 cm of rainfall, Saroornagar received 14 cm of rainfall in the state, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). According to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), zonal commissioner of LB Nagar, the corporation received three rain-related complaints from their zone which comprises Kapra Circle, Uppal Circle, Hayathnagar, LB Nagar Circle and Saroornagar Circle.
As per the GHMC grievance report, they received a total of 50 complaints in the last 24 hours, out of which 46 of them have been marked as ‘cleared.’ Due to the adverse weather conditions, the State Disaster Response Force teams have been kept on standby. Residents, in case of any rain-related emergency, have been asked to dial 100 or 040-29555500.
Under the influence of the southwest monsoon, ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall occurred at isolated places in Medak district, and ‘Heavy to very heavy’ rainfall occurred at a few places in Rangareddy, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Hyderabad districts, and at isolated places in Medchal Malkajgiri district on Wednesday, the IMD said.
The entire colony was inundated due to heavy rains at Kodandaram Nagar in #HyderabadFloods #HyderabadRains pic.twitter.com/5rvdWSPaL6
— DONTHU RAMESH (@DonthuRamesh) July 15, 2021
@umasudhir madam pls look into dis Heavy Rain water slowly inundated homes at At Babanagar oldcity #Chandrayangutta London MLA #HyderabadRains@HiHyderabad @swachhhyd @Paul_Oommen @anusha_puppala @CoreenaSuares2 @HiHyderabad pic.twitter.com/qqUHX0zzCY
— Mohd Fasiuddin (@MohdFasiuddin10) July 14, 2021
Due to torrential rains, at some places storm water is flowing on roads.
— CYBERABAD TRAFFIC POLICE సైబరాబాద్ ట్రాఫిక్ పోలీస్ (@CYBTRAFFIC) July 14, 2021
CTP staff present and guiding the commuters.
Citizens are requested to exhibit caution and drive slow and safe.#Hyderabadrains pic.twitter.com/4BUuOVLJgC
Once again the nearby area’s of Saroornagar Lake is witnessing with the heavy floods. Please be safe.@team_environ @KTRTRS @TelanganaToday #HyderabadRains #Floods #GovtofTS pic.twitter.com/IHNO8E6V4U
— Kandikanti Vishweshwar (@KandikantiVish1) July 14, 2021
Chegunta in Medak district recorded the highest rainfall of 21 cm in the state, as per the IMD report issued on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the IMD has issued a ‘heavy rainfall’ warning for Thursday. As per its forecast ‘heavy to very heavy rain’ was very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Adilabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sirsilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli , Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Siddipet, Medchal Malkajgiri, Yadadri Bhuvangiri, Janagaon, Wanaparthy, Jogulamba Gadwal districts, while ‘heavy rain’ was very likely to occur at isolated places in the remaining districts of Telangana.
The IMD said that thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are very likely to occur at isolated places in all districts of Telangana. The situation will remain the same for the next two days, IMD predicted.