Hyderabad: Rain and thunderstorms continued to lash Hyderabad city on Wednesday evening, June 5, throwing normal life out of gear.
The brief but intense showers caused waterlogging and traffic jams in many areas, inconveniencing commuters. The traffic remained disrupted for hours in many parts of the city.
According to an Indian Metrological Department, Hyderabad and the surrounding areas might experience “generally cloudy skies, light to moderate rain coupled with thunder and winds upto 40 kmph towards evening or night.”
The minimum and maximum temperatures on Wednesday, June 5, were 36.1 degrees Celsius and 24.6 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Several roads in the Old City were inundated following heavy rains. Complaints of heavy water clogging on the roads were received from Al Jubail Colony, Tallabkatta, Bilalnagar, Tadbun, Bibi Bazar, Mir Ka Daira, Yakutpura Bridge, Dhobi Ghat, Dabeerpura Darwaza etc.
The motorists had to struggle to wade through the water at places up to four feet. Vehicles parked in front of shops were washed away at Tallabkatta, Moula ka Chilla, Bhavaninagar, Yakutpura, Chaderghat and Chanchalguda due to heavy water flow on the roads.
The heavy downpour put the TSRTC bus commuters to inconvenience due to absence of bus shelters at several bus stops in the old city. The bus commuters were seen taking shelter in front of the shops.
Auto rickshaws went off the roads for an hour in view of the heavy rains and water clogging. Traffic flow was affected on important routes including the Santoshnagar – Saidabad Road and the Bahadurpura – Shivarampally road due to construction activity on the stretch.
People lodged complaints with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) about water clogging but due to heavy rains the authorities could not act immediately and clear the water off the roads.
The IMD has predicted possibility of rain in the Charminar, Khairthabad, Kukatpally, LB Nagar, Secundrabad, and Serilingampally zones.
Furthermore, various parts of Telangana, such as Adilabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Hanamkonda, Hyderabad, Jagital, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Jogulamba Gadwal, Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Khammam, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mahabubabad, Mahabubnagar, Mancherial, Medak, Medchal Malkajigiri, Mulugu, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Narayanpet, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Rajanna Sirsilla, Rangareddy, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Suryapet, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy, Warangal, and Yadadri Bhuvanagir are expected to experience moderate to heavy rains accompanied by lightening and gusty winds from June 6 to June 9.
GHMC has issued a helpline number for rain-related incidents and to request assistance. Citizens can contact the unit via their official social media accounts or by phone at the hotline numbers 91 90001 13667 or 040-29555500.
