India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday sounded a 'Red' alert for the state of Telangana till Thursday. IMD Hyderabad Director Dr K Nagaratna while talking to news agency ANI said that light to moderate rainfall is expected in several districts of Telangana for the next 4-5 days. Hyderabad also faced heavy rain and consequently traffic snarls and waterlogging on Monday as an ‘upper air cyclonic circulation’ over the Bay of Bengal continued to gain momentum, as per a report of the Mint.
“A red alert has been issued for Telangana on July 25, 26 and 27. On 25 July, Telangana is likely to receive extremely heavy Rainfall over the eastern districts. Hyderabad and adjoining districts are likely to have very heavy rainfall...Thereafter the system is likely to move west northwestwards and there will be a reduction in rainfall July 28 onwards," said Nagaratna - the Director of the Hyderabad Metrological Centre.
Amid the incessant rainfall that has been lashing Telangana, the Commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) urged people to stay indoors during such times and avoid any unnecessary travel. The Commissioner in a tweet said, "Heavy rains in the city. Monsoon emergency Teams and DRF teams along with all the officers of GHMC are on the field clearing water stagnation. Request people to remain indoors. Reach out to GHMC helpline through 21111111."
Monsoon emergency teams cleared the water stagnation at several places of Circles 1 to 5 of the state's LB Nagar zone.
Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan also urged people to take note of the alert and stay safe 'as a precautionary measure'.
Meanwhile, residents in Delhi and Noida woke up to a fresh spell of rain on Tuesday morning amid concerns over the rise in the Yamuna water level. Delhi witnessed one of its worst flood situations in decades after Yamuna crossed the danger mark weeks ago inundating several parts of the town.
Authorities established relief camps for the displaced people who are still unsure of any positive development in the national capital's flood condition as Yamuna again breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres. Meanwhile, following a surge in discharge from the Hathnikund Barrage into the river after heavy rain showered parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the Old Yamuna Bridge has been closed.