In the wake of heavy rains lashing Telangana and Meteorological Department’s warning of heavy rainfall in some districts of the State until July 13, Ok Chandrashekhar Rao, chief minister has directed all departments to be on excessive alert and take steps to forestall lack of life. Rao has declared three-day vacation for academic establishments from July 11 in view of heavy rains. He reviewed the scenario, the measures taken to date and to be taken.
He took inventory of the scenario at a high-level assembly with ministers, chief secretary Somesh Kumar and different senior officers. The assembly was held at Pragathi Bhavan, Rao’s official residence complex-cum-camp workplace.
“I had a meeting with Ministers, senior officials on rains and cyclonic effect. For another 4-5 days, heavy to very heavy rains in the State have been forecast. NDRF teams and government machinery are ready to face any situation. Air Force has been asked to keep two or three choppers ready besides the State government’s helicopter too,” Rao mentioned.
He directed officers to make sure minimal motion of individuals on roads and to take protecting measures in low-lying areas and to forestall breaching of tanks.
Rao, popularly generally known as KCR, instructed officers additionally to open management room within the State Secretariat and intently monitor the scenario, an official launch mentioned.
“Put up warning boards near causeways,” he informed the officers and requested the general public to keep away from actions. He instructed that folks from previous and dilapidated buildings should be relocated. He additional requested the general public representatives to be stationed at their respective locations to supervise aid works.
Rao mentioned two folks from Andhra Pradesh died in Nalgonda district on July 8 in wall-collapse incident and their households could be given Rs three lakh every as ex-gratia.
Earlier within the day, the chief secretary held a video convention with the collectors of districts and studied the scenario. He directed the Collectors to work in shut coordination with all departments and see to it no untoward incident takes place.
The chief secretary acknowledged the collectors needs to be on excessive alert and take steps to forestall lack of life, cattle or injury to any property, one other official launch mentioned. He directed collectors to arrange management room within the Collectorates. Irrigation, Panchayat Raj, Municipal Administration and Energy Departments ought to be sure that no issues come up.
The chief secretary additional mentioned heavy rains have been reported within the districts of Asifabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Siricilla, Bhupalpally and Mulugu.
As the tanks, ponds and reservoirs are in spate, officers needs to be on excessive alert and see to it that sandbags are stored prepared if susceptible tanks breach, he mentioned. People residing in low-lying areas could also be shifted to particular camps, if obligatory. Any injury to roads needs to be instantly repaired, he added.
Waterlogging and inundation in low-lying areas in several districts have been reported. Streams and rivulets have been in spate.
The Met centre right here, in its each day report, mentioned Kaleswaram in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district recorded 35 cm of rainfall adopted by Kotapalle in Mancherial district 25 cm and Navipet in Nizamabad district 24 cm until 8.30 AM at present. It mentioned the South-West monsoon has been vigorous.
Extremely heavy rain occurred in remoted locations in Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalle and heavy to very heavy rain occured at Adilabad, Jagityal, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Nirmal and Nizamabad districts, the report mentioned.
In its forecast, the Met centre mentioned heavy to very heavy with extraordinarily heavy rain may be very prone to happen at remoted locations in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Peddapally, Jayashankar Bhupalapally districts until 8.30 AM on Monday.
Similarly, heavy to very heavy with extraordinarily heavy rain may be very prone to happen at remoted locations in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Jayashankar Bhupalapally districts from 8.30 AM on July 11 to eight.30 AM on July 12, the bulletin issued at present mentioned.
Heavy to very heavy with extraordinarily heavy rain may be very prone to happen at remoted locations in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapally, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak and Kamareddy districts from 8.30 AM on July 12 to eight.30 AM on July 13, it additional mentioned.
Meanwhile, the Hyderabad metropolis police issued an advisory that in view of the anticipated heavy rainfall, the general public ought to keep away from non-essential journey and watch the climate and rain forecasts earlier than venturing out.
With inputs from PTI.
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