Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were hit by heavy rains for the second consecutive day, killing 10 people, causing widespread flooding and severely disrupting road and rail traffic.
An official said that a total of 99 trains were canceled on Sunday (September 1), of which 4 trains were partially canceled and 54 trains were rerouted because the tracks of the South-China Railway were flooded at multiple locations. With heavy rain expected for the third consecutive day on Monday (September 2), all schools in Hyderabad district will be closed, while Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy appealed to offices to allow employees to work from home.
Rivers swollen and national and state disaster relief forces evacuated thousands of people from flooded areas to relief camps. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to the chief ministers of the two countries and assured them of all possible help from the Centre.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said a depression over the coast of northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha, which has caused heavy rainfall in the past two days, moved northwest across Kalingapatnam early on Sunday Nearby southern coast. The weather system is centered over southern Odisha and adjoining northern Andhra Pradesh, about 90 km northwest of Visakhapatnam and 120 km east of Malkangiri. “It is likely to move west-northwest across southern Odisha and southern Chhattisgarh and weaken into a distinct low pressure area in the next 24 hours,” an official said.
PM Naidu visits flood-affected areas in Vijayawada
Since August 31, Andhra Pradesh has reported nine rain-related deaths and one missing case. Vijayawada district remained the worst affected, with Budameru, a creek on the outskirts of the district, overflowing at several places. This resulted in flooding in many urban areas including Ajit Singh Nagar, Swati Theater area, Police Nagar area and Western and Central constituencies.
Vehicles were submerged and people were stranded in these and other areas as water entered homes. In the city's Rajarajeswari Peta, people were seen wading through chest-deep water on flooded streets.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday inspected several flooded areas in Vijayawada. Rainfall is also expected in many places in Andhra Pradesh, with heavy rainfall in some areas.
Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at parts of Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram, Parvatipuram Manyam, Alluri Sitarama Raju, Kakinada and Nandyala districts, an official release said.
Raising an alert to people living in low-lying areas, R Kurmandh, managing director of the National Disaster Management Authority of Andhra Pradesh, said a level 1 warning has been issued for the Prakasam barrage in Vijayawada as the Krishna river is inflowing in heavy volumes. The current surged behind.
“Due to heavy rains, the cities of Vijayawada and Guntur are completely in trouble. The Vijayawada-Guntur National Highway in Kaza and the Vijayawada-Hyderabad National Highway in Jagyapetta are completely in trouble. Trapped,” Naidu told a press conference at the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) in Tadepalli.
According to him, Jaggaiahpeta received 26 cm of rainfall in 24 hours, while 14 mandals received more than 20 cm of rainfall. Another 94 places in 14 districts received rainfall between 7 and 12 centimeters, he said.
Naidu further said that as much as 200,000 cubic feet of rainwater entered Budameru and the state could not estimate how much more water was expected to inflow. . “We are conducting reinforcements downstream of Prakasam barrage with sandbags and other means and are issuing alerts to the district collectors,” he said, referring to the measures being taken to mitigate the rainfall problem.
He said 17,000 affected people were evacuated to 107 relief camps, and more than 110,000 hectares of agricultural land and 7,360 hectares of horticulture fields were damaged. He added that the rehabilitation center was arranging food for the people.
Earlier, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that on the orders of the Home Minister, nine NDRF teams – three each from Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Assam – have been Sent to Telangana.
IMD predicts heavy rain in Telangana on September 2
Telangana Revenue Minister Pongulati Srinivas Reddy said nine people lost their lives in rain-related incidents in different parts of the state despite taking several precautionary measures. Three persons were also washed away in Mahabubabad and Khammam districts.
Authorities evacuated residents of several flood-hit villages to safety in Suriyapet, Badladri Kotagudem, Mahbubabad and Kamam districts.
Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy convened an emergency review meeting, following which he urged offices and businesses to let employees work from home. Hyderabad also received heavy rains, leading to flooding in many parts of the city.
District collectors were asked on Monday to declare a holiday for educational institutions as per the local situation. Residents in Kamam district were stranded on their rooftops as large areas remained trapped.
The Meteorological Department has also issued a red alert for Adilabad, Nizamabad, Rajana Sirsila, Yadadri Bhuvanjiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy in Telangana Heavy to very heavy rain will occur at isolated places in , Kamareddy and Mahabubnagar districts on September 2.
