Residents complain about civic authorities to minister KTR. The GHMC said residents could call its toll-free number 1912, in case of emergency. Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi instructed officials to ensure that 168 teams were on stand-by duty until August. These included 64 mobile and 104 mini-teams.
HYDERABAD: Even as several areas of the city were flooded following rains on Wednesday, June 15, causing inconvenience to people, the GHMC (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation) pressed its monsoon emergency teams into action to assist people in flood-affected areas.
The GHMC said residents could call its toll-free number 1912, in case of emergency.
Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi has asked officials of concerned departments to remain alert during the monsoon.
She has instructed officials to ensure that 168 teams were on stand-by duty untill August. These included 64 mobile and 104 mini-teams, besides 160 labour teams. As part of this initiative, the GHMC has also activated 24X7 control rooms at the circle and division levels.
The TS Southern Power Distribution Company Limited has also been asked to ensure will ensure that power supply will be maintained, and any power cuts immediately attended to.
Waterlogging and the resulting traffic jams in some localities made it difficult for children to get to school. At some places schools remained closed due to overflowing drains and nalas. Complaints came mostly from residents in the Old City where some areas had more than 50mm of rainfall. People started sharing videos of flooded roads in the morning hours.
Mohd Ahmed, an Old City resident tagging minister K.T. Rama Rao, tweeted: “Please look into this Mr. KTR. During heavy rainfall Chandrayangutta road’s situation has worsened, water logging continues. Since last year’s floods I am requesting for a proper drainage system,”
Chandrayangutta with 54.3 mm recorded the maximum rainfall in the GHMC limits and most of the complaints came from this area. Rajendranagar and Falaknuma witnessed above 40mm of rain. Overflow from drains was cited as the main cause of inundation in these localities.
As in the past, the flooding of Ring Road at Upperpally in Rajendranagar was the worst. Sai Koushik lamented that the issue remained unresolved despite repeated pleas from the citizens. He shared the video of the water-logging problem and tweeted, “Please provide a permanent solution at pillar no.191 PVNR Expressway.”
Macca Colony in Ramnaspura near the Zoo Park was completely flooded. SQ Masood, a resident of Bahadurpura, tagging the GHMC said: “Converting an open nala into a box drain is a bad idea. Crores were uselessly spent by the GHMC to solve flooding of this area. We are suffering more now than in the past”.
Localities like Chandrayanagutta, Chatrinaka and Rajendranagar, most of which come under Charminar circle, were the worst affected.
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