The city is expected to receive more rainfall over the next three days. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the rain was caused by a north-south trough running from Chhattisgarh to a cyclonic circulation over south interior Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
HYDERABAD: The city experienced sudden spell of rain on Wednesday, September 7, bringing traffic to a standstill and leaving roads and low-lying areas waterlogged, a report in the Deccan Chronicle says
The city is expected to receive more rainfall over the next three days.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the rain was caused by a north-south trough running from Chhattisgarh to a cyclonic circulation over south interior Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The IMD issued yellow alert for the districts of Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahbubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Janagaon, Ranga Reddy, Kamareddy and Nagarkurnool, forecasting that they would receive heavy to very heavy rains.
In the next 48 hours, the city is expected to receive light to moderate rainfall with intense spells, very likely accompanied with thunderstorms.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s (GHMC) Disaster Response Force (DRF) teams were working to drain out water from inundated areas. GHMC officials said heavy rainfall of over 9 cm was recorded in some parts of the city.
People in low-lying like Saroornagar, Kodandaram Nagar among some others faced severe inconveniences due to overflowing drains and lakes. The Moosarambagh causeway across Musi River was overflowing while vehicular traffic also came to a standstill under Malakpet bridge.
Authorities are releasing 330 cusecs of water into Musi. The water level in the reservoir on Tuesday morning was 1,760.70 feet against FTL of 1763.50 feet. Flood water is being released from both Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar.
The Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) is releasing 1,278 cusecs of water from Osman Sagar into Musi. The inflows at the reservoir were 1,200 cusecs. The current water level in the reservoir was 1,787 feet against Full Tank Level (FTL) of 1,790 feet.
Amid the continued rain, the Hussain Sagar Lake is also filled up to capacity levels. The water level in the lake was 513.45 meters against FTL of 513.41 metres. The excess water is being released through vents.
People living in areas downstream have been alerted of a possible flood-situation.
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