HYDERABAD / KALABURAGI: The flood situation in parts of Telangana Y Karnataka it remained gloomy on Sunday as night rains in Hyderabad hit the city once more as the army was commissioned in four affected districts in Karnataka.
The incessant downpour since Saturday caused flooding in parts of Hyderabad, killing three people in separate incidents related to the rain.
The capital of Telangana had witnessed one of the worst floods in recent times after an unprecedented downpour in more than a century earlier this week, with nearly 8 inches of rainfall recorded in and around the city.
The flood situation in Karnataka was also a matter of concern in four districts with the Krishna and Bhima rivers flooded, as the Army, national and state disaster response forces undertook rescue work and evacuated hundreds of abandoned people, they said. The authorities.
In Hyderabad, rains since Saturday night caused lakes and other bodies of water to overflow with water that flooded several low-lying areas, including parts of the city affected last week, here and on the outskirts, officials said. police and citizens.
A total of 37,409 families were affected in various towns that were flooded in the city due to recent floods and ration kits and blankets were being distributed among them, said a statement from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).
Personnel from the Disaster Response Force, GHMC personnel and the police went into action since Saturday night, evacuating the stranded.
At least three people, including two children, were killed in rain-related incidents reported in different parts of the city during the past 24 hours here, police and citizen officials said.
The state capital got the worst of it, as a depression dumped the heaviest rains (almost 20cm) since 1916 in October on Tuesday and triggered flash floods.
The rains subsided since Wednesday and the flood water subsided in most parts, while the government in a preliminary estimate had pegged the losses at more than 5 billion rupees.
However, since Saturday night, various parts of the city and neighboring districts were again hit by torrential rains with Saroornagar in the adjoining Rangareddy district registering the maximum of 16.9 cm while Hyderabad airport registered 7.2 cm.
On Sunday, GHMC DS Commissioner Lokesh Kumar said the civic body has put in place measures to restore normalcy in the areas affected by the latest spell and intensified relief works.
In view of the forecast of heavy rain, as a precaution, citizens in low-lying areas were evacuated, GHMC officials said.
GHMC officials continued with a special campaign to demolish dilapidated structures and citizens living in such structures were asked to voluntarily leave the buildings to protect their lives from the danger of collapse and to cooperate with them to take further action.
The Indian Meteorological Department has warned that thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are highly likely to occur in isolated locations over Telangana and that heavy rain is highly likely in isolated locations from Sunday to October 21.
In Karnataka, which has seen the monsoon raging for the past few days, many villages in Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Vijayapura and Raichur districts were totally or partially submerged due to flooding caused by heavy rains last week, said the Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
It would conduct an aerial reconnaissance of the affected areas on October 21.
According to the Karnataka Disaster Management Authority (KDMA), a total of 20,269 people, including 15,078 in severely affected Kalaburgi, have so far been evacuated by Army personnel, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) in addition to local police and district authorities.
There was no loss of human life anywhere in the flood-affected areas, while two head of cattle died in Vijayapura, KDMA Commissioner Manoj Rajan said.
“Two NDRF, one SDRF and one Army column have been deployed to Kalaburagi while two Indian Air Force helicopters are on standby. Similarly, NDRF and Army personnel are deployed to three other districts. The situation is low. control, “Rajan told PTI.
Yediyurappa said the floods have also caused damage to crops.
Authorities said the Bhima River continued to grow in Kalaburagi, Vijayapura and Yadgir districts, while the Krishna River affected the villages of Raichur.
Bhima, Krishna’s main tributary, has been on a roll for the past week due to heavy rains in neighboring Maharashtra and parts of Karnataka.
The river flowed 4.45 meters above the danger level and 1.61 meters above its previous level. Highest flood level, the Central Water Commission in an update he said.
Expressing solidarity with the people affected by the floods, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ensured the cooperation status of the Center.
This is the third time Karnataka has been hit by flooding in the past three months after heavy monsoon rains.
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