Hyderabad witnesses heavy waterlogging, power cuts due to heavy downpour

The city witnessed heavy waterlogging, power cuts, choking of drains and traffic congestion late on Saturday night because of a sudden downpour that caught everyone unaware.

Unexpected rain created 34 water stagnation points, while low-lying areas in Talabkatta, Malakpet, Amberpet and other parts of the city were completely inundated. 

In Malakpet and Talabkatta, water entered houses with sewage content, creating panic among the residents.

Talabkatta resident complaints, GHMC officials did not take up desilting of drains in the areas and Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board officials did not repair damaged pipelines even though complaints were lodged in August 2018. Rain water mixed with sewerage entered homes making lives of residents miserable. 

The disaster management wing said they cleared the blockage within an hour at night. Enforcement teams sent sanitation workers in the morning and cleaned the silt on the roads, they claim.

Spillover of silt from the drains was seen in Seethaphalmandi and Saidabad near Khairunnisa and Saad masjid at Malakpet, Ushamohan Hospital at Hyderguda and many other places in the



city.

Water stagnation was also noted near flyover pillar number 190 at Attapur division and pillar number 307 in Mailardevpally. 

Many bikers took shelter under Metro stations to protect themselves from the rains and this led to further traffic jams. 

The water-logging added to commuter woes on many roads and the traffic cops indulged in clearing so that they could facilitate movement of traffic.

Traffic cops have cleared water-logging at V.V. Statue, NIMS Panjagutta, Mythrivanam, King Koti, Bahadurpura area, Malakpet Gunj, Narayanaguda area, Dabeerpura, Alugadda Bavi, Golnaka, Jubilee Hills area, Raj Bhavan Road and Karbala Maidan.

Many posted photos of waterlogged areas on social media and people were asked to exercise caution. 

GHMC commissioner Mr M. Dana Kishore said that with the IMD predicting rainfall for the next 48 hours, corporation teams would works in three shifts to clear water-logging and participate in rescue operations if necessary. 

Mr Kishore also said that he had directed instant repair teams to immediately repair damaged roads to facilitate commuters.