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HYDERABAD : The state of Telangana has been reeling under heavy rains for the past few days. The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued an red alert for the state, quashing all hopes of relief.
In such a situation, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday declared three days of holiday for educational institutions from 11 July in view of heavy rains in the State.
KCR held a meeting with his cabinet ministers and reviewed the situation and preparedness of the state with regards to the heavy rainfall.
Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and other senior officials were present at the high-level meeting at Pragathi Bhavan, Rao’s official residence complex-cum-camp office, said an official release.
In Telangana, a red alert was issued to eight districts namely Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Mancherial, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Nirmal, Adilabad and Hyderabad. Due to the heavy rainfall witnessed across Telangana, the state machinery has been put on high alert.
The Chief Secretary said the Collectors should be on high alert and take steps to prevent loss of life, cattle or damage to any property, another official release said. He directed the Collectors also to set up control room in the Collectorates.
Irrigation, Panchayat Raj, Municipal Administration and Energy Departments should ensure that no problems arise. The Chief Secretary said heavy rains were reported in the districts of Asifabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Siricilla, Bhupalpally and Mulugu. As the tanks, ponds and reservoirs are in spate, officials should be on high alert and see to it that sandbags are kept ready if vulnerable tanks breach, he said.
People living in low-lying areas may be shifted to special camps, if necessary. Any damages to roads should be immediately repaired, he added. Special Chief Secretary-Energy Sunil Sharma, Special Chief Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Arvind Kumar and other officials participated in the video conference.
Waterlogging and inundation in low-lying areas in different districts were reported. Streams and rivulets were in spate. The Met centre here, in its daily weather report, said Kaleswaram in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district recorded 35 cm of rainfall followed by Kotapalle in Mancherial district 25 cm and Navipet in Nizamabad district 24 cm till 8.30 AM today.
It said the South-West monsoon has been vigorous.
Extremely heavy rain occurred in isolated places in Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalle and heavy to very heavy rain occured at Adilabad, Jagityal, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Nirmal and Nizamabad districts, the report said.
In its weather warning, the Met centre said heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Peddapally, Jayashankar Bhupalapally districts till 8.20 AM on Monday.
Similarly, heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Jayashankar Bhupalapally districts from 8.30 AM on July 11 to 8.30 AM on July 12, the weather bulletin issued today said.