Heavy rains lash Telangana, disrupting every day life

Regular life was thrown into disarray throughout Telangana on 13 August, Wednesday, as incessant rains triggered waterlogging on arterial roads, overflowed rivulets and lakes, and disrupted connectivity between a number of villages.

Based on the Telangana Growth Planning Society, Mamillagudem in Suryapet district recorded the best rainfall of 100.5 mm between 8:30 am and eight pm, adopted by 95 mm in Atmakur, additionally in Suryapet district. Throughout the Larger Hyderabad Municipal Company (GHMC) limits, Rajendranagar registered 46.5 mm of rainfall.

In Hyderabad, the downpour led to extreme inundation of roads. Personnel from the Hyderabad Catastrophe Response and Asset Safety Company (HYDRAA) and different civic our bodies have been deployed to clear amassed water. HYDRAA groups additionally rescued a person in Yakutpura, Outdated Metropolis, who had fallen right into a stormwater drain whereas amassing leaves to feed his goats.

Air journey was considerably affected, with a number of flights to and from Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Airport cancelled or diverted attributable to adversarial climate. Airport officers confirmed that 11 flights have been diverted, of which seven returned to land in Hyderabad by night.