HYDERABAD: The civil engineering department (CED) of Osmania University (OU) has launched a survey to study the recurring floods in the city. The head of the department and a few students are conducting an online survey.
It focuses on the depth of the flood, the number of times the areas have been submerged in the past decade, the ineffective drainage system, encroachment of nalas and water bodies. It seeks to collect information regarding maintenance of drainage system, loss of lives, damage to property, and the response of government agencies like Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, disaster response management, police, Army.
Photographs will be used to study the situation. “So far 200 people responded by signing the quick response sheet. The survey will be completed in a week as the IMD has predicted more rain,” said professor M Gopal Naik, CED. Professor N Suresh Kumar, who analysed the flood, said: “The main reason for flood is clogging and poor maintenance of stormwater system.”