HYDRAA reviews rain preparedness as 202 waterlogging spots identified

Monsoon usually ends up adding to the usual traffic nightmares of motorists on the city roads.

The bitter experiences of marooned roads, vehicles lined up in long and serpentine queues, and hours spent navigating through the rainwater on the roads have been common for the last few monsoon seasons.

More troublesome have been the monsoon traffic chaos in the IT corridor of the city, which now falls in the newly carved out Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC).

With monsoon starting to show signs of arrival, the officials have identified



202 waterlogging points within the CMC jurisdiction. These include 83 major problem areas, while 95 are medium and 24 are listed as minor problem areas.

To ensure traffic moves without interruption in the IT corridor within the CMC limits during the ensuing rainy season, a coordination meeting was held by the Hydraa Commissioner, AV Ranganath, with different related departments.

The officials were asked to desilt nalas and trim trees that pose a risk of falling due to storms. Ranganath suggested sending SMS alerts advising commuters to prefer alternative routes.