Red alert sounded in Telangana, CS alerts officials
Somesh Kumar held a video conference with the Collectors of all districts on Sunday and took stock of the situation arising due to heavy rains in the state.
- Telangana
NewsTAP Bureau- Updated On:10 July 2022 9:02 AM GMT
HYDERABAD: Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar has directed officials to block tanks, ponds, lakes and reservoirs and said that people in low lying areas be shifted to specials camps as precautionary measures from the heavy rainfall in the state.
The Chief Secretary said that as the state is witnessing heavy rains over the last three days the Collectors should be on high alert and take all steps to prevent loss of life, cattle or damage to property.
The State is witnessing the wreckage of the Red Alert with parts of the Bhainsa district, Mulugu district etc., submerged in water with the flooding of multiple water bodies. In a recent case, a tourist bus travelling from Warangal to Kaleshwaram also broke down near Kataram with 24 passengers inside.
Somesh Kumar held a video conference with the Collectors of all districts on Sunday and took stock of the situation arising due to heavy rains in the state. The Chief Secretary directed the collectors to step up vigil by setting up control room in the Collectorate. Irrigation, Panchayat Raj, Municipal Administration and Energy departments were asked to ensure that no problems aroused due to the incessant rains.
The Chief Secretary stated that extremely heavy rains had been reported in the districts of Asifabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Siricilla, Bhupalpally and Mulugu.
Possibility of heavy rains post noon and evening in Hyderabad. Citizens were requested to plan commute accordingly. DRF teams were attending to emergency calls and citizen grievances. Dial 040-29555500 for DRF assistance.
Special Chief Secretary Energy Sunil Sharma, CS MAUD, Arvind Kumar, Addl DG CDMA Jitender, Commissioner GHMC Satyanarayana Lokesh Kumar, Seceretary PR&RD Sandeep Kumar Sulthania, Secretary Disaster Management Rahul Bojja and other officials participated in the video conference.
