Heavy rains expected during the next 72 hours in Hyderabad

With rains lashing different areas of the city since morning and heavy rains expected during the next 72 hours, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao has asked GHMC officials to be alert.

He directed officials to get residents in old and dilapidated buildings vacated and to shift them to safer places. As per the weather forecast, there is the likelihood of very heavy rainfall from tonight till Thursday.

The expected rainfall according to them could be in the range of 90mm – 160mm. This could lead to a deluge-like situation and very serious as there is every possibility of inundations and related flooding issues, GHMC Commissioner DS Lokesh Kumar said.

Accordingly, the officers have been directed to stay alert and prepare their field teams and brief them accordingly to take up relief and rehabilitation measures.

Also, the designated relief centres and evacuation points such



as schools, community halls etc in different areas are being kept ready to attend to any eventuality, he said.

As per the weather forecast, there is a likelihood of very heavy rainfall from Monday night till Thursday. Till Monday evening, Uppal recorded the highest rainfall of (40.8 mm), Peerzadiguda (40.3 mm), Musheerabad (40 mm), Serilingampally (36 mm) and Patancheru (35.5 mm). The average rainfall received in GHMC limits till 5 pm was 14.4 mm.

In the wake of the heavy rains forecast for the next three days, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao directed the GHMC officials to stay alert. He wanted the officials to get residents in old and dilapidated buildings vacated and to shift them to safer places.

Instructions were issued to the officials to pay special attention to old compound walls and retaining walls of cellars adjoining open lands.