
Commuting and pedestrians caught in the rain in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna
On Friday afternoon, heavy rain left a trail of destruction in Hyderabad, when rainwater flooded the houses, forced evacuation, and led to the incidents of the wall collapse. The rain, which diameted about 10 cm throughout the city, led to the collapse of the border wall in the Barkas area at 16:20, no one was injured because the passing car on the road was from the range of the wall. In Padma Colon in Pozlakunta, three families were evacuated after the flood waters entered their homes. Rainwater entered the Paigah colony in the Secunderab region. A similar situation prevailed in Chinmaya Marg, Mirjalguda with flood waters that take place for hours.
Meanwhile, Main Minister A. Revanth Reddy ordered officials to be vigilant with regard to heavy rain in Hyderabad. He recommended them to work together to coordinate with different teams on Earth. He said they should respond immediately to public complaints and act.
The rain was strengthened by the southern and northern parts of Hyderabad. | PHOTO CREDIT: NAGARA GOPAL
Torrenial Lijpor, who overcame forecasts by scientists by jumping, brought the city to his knees on Friday, flooded the roads and forced traffic to grind on a number of sections.
Viral photographs of two ice cream retailers, which push their trolleys across the road in the knee deep water at the intersection of the biodiversity of Gachibowli-with iconic triple paw crossings in the background- provided custom settings to tell the story of the city. Another video showed that the overpass Kothaguda-Kongapur turned into water.
The day, which began with sunny weather, was surrounded by stormy clouds at noon, and soon in the evening he developed into a massive downpour. At several locations in the northern part of the city it rained continuously for more than two hours, which is the highest precipitation over 11 centimeters by 18:00
Data from automatic meteorological stations revealed that Bowenpally and Begumpets received a maximum collision of 11.5 centimeters by 22:00, with nacharam just for 10.1 cm. Spotal recorded over 10 centimeters, Malkajgiri, 9.7, bandlaguda, 9.5 and Musherabad 9 centimeters. Chandrayangutta, Barkas, Amberpet, Quthbullahpur and other places recorded over 8 centimeters.
Serlingampally, who received about seven centimeters of precipitation, took the worst beating, while the flood water flooded the roads in the Madhapur, Gachibowli, Raidurgam, City hits and Kondapura. At the arrival of a heavy flood, the HussaainSagar lake was unloaded with water and approached the full level of the tank 513.41 meters until 17:00
Commissioner Hyderabad Disaster Rester & Asset Protection Agency (Hydraa) Avranganath reported that the recently revived lake Bathhukamm Kunta received a severe tide due to rain that would otherwise flood the roads and colonies.
Teams from the reaction to the Hydraa disasters, along with standby teams for the traffic police and monsoon, worked overtime to clean the stagnant water and vehicles. Hydraa Control Room received emergency calls from Masab Tank, HighTech City, AyyAppa Society, Gajulararam, Kukatpally and Hafeezpet areas and sought inundation permission.
The Hydraa statement stated that the rainwater drain to Patny overflowed and flooded the colonies nearby from where the inhabitants were evacuated by ships. Mr. Ranganath traveled around the ship in the ship and watched rescue operations.
Published – July 19, 2025 03:23