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Nature’s fury doubled its wrath upon the town on Tuesday, the third day of unremitting spell of rain, conserving the town and civic authorities on high alert.
Torrential downpour, roads resembling ocean fronts, autos stranded on water logged stretches, menacing rush of water into low mendacity colonies, and imminent alarm bells for areas abutting the Musi river had been frequent considerations throughout the metropolis, which acquired over 10 centimetres of rain at minimal throughout numerous localities. The thunderstorm which continued from the day before today, solely intensified in the direction of the night, after a misleading respite for a quick whereas within the morning hours.
As per data from the automated climate stations put in within the metropolis, by 9 p.m. on Tuesday, South Hastinapuram space of LB Nagar acquired the very best rainfall at 22.5 centimetre, adopted by Hayatnagar and Rajiv Nagar in Kapra at 21 centimetre.
The stations at Dammaiguda, Peerzadiguda, Kushaiguda, Lingojiguda, Tarnaka, Kandikal Gate, Macha Bolarum, Ramanthapur, Cherlapally, Malkajgiri, Madhusudan Nagar, Rein Bazar, Habsiguda, Neredmet, Sardarmahal, West Marredpally, Monda Market, Mettuguda, amongst others acquired between 15 and 19 centimetre of rainfall. Very few localities remained the place the rainfall was lower than 10 centimetres, which in isolation signifies very heavy rain by metropolis requirements. Insufficient storm water drainage drove the water surge onto the roads and colonies, whereas officers had been stored on tenterhooks with rising ranges of lakes. With the menace imminent of rising water in Ramanthapur Pedda Cheruvu, and the spectre of inundation looming giant, GHMC officers used pumps to de-water the lake on Monday night time itself. Still, by Tuesday night, the lake was again to the brim. Saroornagar lake too has began inching in the direction of FTL, and with a number of encroachments on its surplus nala, officers have evacuated a couple of colonies and sheltered the residents in group halls.
Officials knowledgeable that with two minor water our bodies Kappala Cheruvu and Bathula Cheruvu displaying indicators of overflowing, evacuations are in full power there. Disaster Response Force from the Disaster Management wing of GHMC had to make use of boats to evacuate residents from inundated areas of Nadeem Colony in Tolichowki. Miyapur Metro station too was inundated, the place the DRF groups have been pushed into service, other than Rajbhavan stretch.Cars had been washed away in Nadeem Colony, Tolichowki, whereas in Kalapather, a automotive was drowned fully, with the driving force rescued by passersby.
Collapse of partitions and constructions was reported from a number of areas, together with Shankar Nagar in Amberpet, Jhatpat Nagar in Chanchalguda, Adikmet and Dhoolpet areas. GHMC’s Town Planning wing has gone on an energetic demolition spree, bringing down constructions in areas corresponding to Moosa Bowli, Charminar, Lal Darwaza and different areas.
Still surplus water from Hussainsagar entered houses at a number of localities together with the ever susceptible Padmanagar colony behind Shanker Mutt, Adikmet and Ashoknagar space. At Himayatsagar, the water stage hovered about 1762.303 ft, towards the FTL of 1763.5 ft.
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