HYDERABAD: For the second one time this month, Hyderabad came to a whole standstill on Thursday — albeit in brief — as a surprising bout of heavy rainfall lashed the city around three.30pm, killing two individuals. Commuters wading through waterlogged roads, visitors jams and stretches ridden with uprooted timber/damaged branches/damaged flexis had been a not unusual sight throughout quite a lot of localities, many of which plunged into lengthy nighttimes owing to snapping of electrical energy strains.
Kasim, a 45-year-old vegetable seller died after an electric twine snapped and fell on him in Ziaguda. Another particular person trying to save Kasim was once injured seriously when he attempted to drag him out of the water. He was once shifted to a health center.
In the second one incident, a 62 year-old man was once washed away in a nala at Makka Colony located in Faluknama circle. The deceased is yet to be identified. GHMC’s newly formed enforcement, vigilance and crisis control (EV&DM) cellular headed by way of director Viswajeet Kampati started a search for the body.
Faluknama police booked a missing case. GHMC officers said the victim went close to the nala in spite of locals warning him. “The nala is covered but has vents for water flow, and he will have to have gone near the vent and slipped into it,” said B Suman Rao, GHMC deputy commissioner, Falaknuma circle.
According to tough estimates by way of GHMC, Thursday’s downpour accompanied by way of high-speed winds uprooted 162 timber and 19 electrical poles. While two circumstances of creating collapse had been reported from inside GHMC limits, a minimum of 38 spots had been identified as water stagnation issues.
The one-hour-long rainfall created panic, particularly among commuters, who had been discovered operating for refuge. Motorists caught unawares spent fearful moments trying to manoeuvre their approach, in spite of deficient visibility and critical waterlogging. The situation was once particularly perilous for the ones travelling through stretches reminiscent of Banjara Hills Road No 12, Jubilee Hills Road No 72, the Telugu Talli flyover near Secretariat, Khairatabad, Bagh Lingampally, Punjagutta, Ram Nagar, Boiguda, and so on. The water-level here was once above knee-level, commuters said.
Many circumstances of auto break downs had been reported. “I was caught at the Punjagutta street for greater than 20 minutes after my car failed to start out. I was afraid to open the door and step out. I had to call my buddies for help,” said Chakradhar Surya Kumar.
In places reminiscent of Bagh Lingampally too two-wheelers had been seen floating within the stagnant water at the same time as vehicles had been submerged as much as the bonnet.
Anand Nagar in Khairatabad, Begumpet and Dilsukhnagar had been among areas that had been badly hit. The GHMC received 75 energy cut-related court cases on Thursday.
A tree also fell throughout the temple located at Nagammakunta, Koranti , Nallakunta.
Emergency groups pressed into service by way of the GHMC had been seen clearing waterlogged issues and uprooted timber, quickly after the rains. The work was once in my view monitored by way of Hyderabad Mayor, Bonthu Rammohan, and together with different senior officers of the GHMC, from the command control room. Civic leader B Janardhan Reddy visited Red Hills, Vijay Nagar colony and different areas where timber had fallen due to the heavy rainfall.
Kasim, a 45-year-old vegetable seller died after an electric twine snapped and fell on him in Ziaguda. Another particular person trying to save Kasim was once injured seriously when he attempted to drag him out of the water. He was once shifted to a health center.
In the second one incident, a 62 year-old man was once washed away in a nala at Makka Colony located in Faluknama circle. The deceased is yet to be identified. GHMC’s newly formed enforcement, vigilance and crisis control (EV&DM) cellular headed by way of director Viswajeet Kampati started a search for the body.
Faluknama police booked a missing case. GHMC officers said the victim went close to the nala in spite of locals warning him. “The nala is covered but has vents for water flow, and he will have to have gone near the vent and slipped into it,” said B Suman Rao, GHMC deputy commissioner, Falaknuma circle.
According to tough estimates by way of GHMC, Thursday’s downpour accompanied by way of high-speed winds uprooted 162 timber and 19 electrical poles. While two circumstances of creating collapse had been reported from inside GHMC limits, a minimum of 38 spots had been identified as water stagnation issues.
The one-hour-long rainfall created panic, particularly among commuters, who had been discovered operating for refuge. Motorists caught unawares spent fearful moments trying to manoeuvre their approach, in spite of deficient visibility and critical waterlogging. The situation was once particularly perilous for the ones travelling through stretches reminiscent of Banjara Hills Road No 12, Jubilee Hills Road No 72, the Telugu Talli flyover near Secretariat, Khairatabad, Bagh Lingampally, Punjagutta, Ram Nagar, Boiguda, and so on. The water-level here was once above knee-level, commuters said.
Many circumstances of auto break downs had been reported. “I was caught at the Punjagutta street for greater than 20 minutes after my car failed to start out. I was afraid to open the door and step out. I had to call my buddies for help,” said Chakradhar Surya Kumar.
In places reminiscent of Bagh Lingampally too two-wheelers had been seen floating within the stagnant water at the same time as vehicles had been submerged as much as the bonnet.
Anand Nagar in Khairatabad, Begumpet and Dilsukhnagar had been among areas that had been badly hit. The GHMC received 75 energy cut-related court cases on Thursday.
A tree also fell throughout the temple located at Nagammakunta, Koranti , Nallakunta.
Emergency groups pressed into service by way of the GHMC had been seen clearing waterlogged issues and uprooted timber, quickly after the rains. The work was once in my view monitored by way of Hyderabad Mayor, Bonthu Rammohan, and together with different senior officers of the GHMC, from the command control room. Civic leader B Janardhan Reddy visited Red Hills, Vijay Nagar colony and different areas where timber had fallen due to the heavy rainfall.
1 hour of rain enough to bring city to its knees
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May 18, 2018
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