Hyderabad, July 23 (UNI) With the met department’s forecast of heavy rains over the next 2-3 days in Telangana, the state government on Saturday alerted all the districts, especially those along the Godavari river. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao warned the officials that the state may face more intense floods than the one witnessed last week.
In view of the heavy rains and floods in several districts of the state since Friday, he reviewed the situation at a high-level meeting with ministers and officials.KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known, noted that the Godavari river is in spate from its originating point in Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra to the point where it drains into the Bay of Bengal.
The overflowing rivulets, streams, lakes, and tanks are also emptying into the river. Stating that this is a testing time for the state and people should be saved, he directed officials of all the departments not to leave their headquarters.
He asked the ministers, MLAs, and other public representatives in areas along the course of the Godavari river to remain alert. KCR asked them to coordinate with officials to make arrangements for shifting people from flood-affected and low-lying areas to safe places.
The Chief Minister enquired about the situation in Hyderabad from officials of the Municipal Administration Department, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), and Hyderabad Metro Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB).rrigation Department officials, through a PowerPoint presentation, briefed the Chief Minister on the flood situation at projects across the Godavari.
