Karimnagar worst hit as rain batters Telangana

The water from the under-construction Mid Manair Dam in Boinapally mandal of Karimnagar had started overflowing from the bund and the earthen embankment had got breached, resulting in floods in the area. “Over 1,000 villagers staying in six villages near the Mid Manair dam, which was overflowing, were evacuated last evening. It was a precautionary evacuation... the situation has now improved and they will be sent back today,” Special Chief Secretary (Revenue) Pradeep Chandra told on Monday.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had directed his ministerial colleagues to stay in their respective districts and monitor the flood situation and supervise relief and rehabilitation works. In view of the flood situation, Rao cancelled the Cabinet meeting scheduled on Monday and asked the ministers to work in co-ordination with district-level officials and ensure evacuation of people from the low-lying areas to safer places. 

The CM further directed Warangal district administration to be on high alert as river Godavari is in full spate. The river is receiving huge inflows, therefore those living on the banks of the river should be alerted. Similarly, he asked the minister T Nageshwara Rao to maintain alertness in Khammam district as the water level in the river could reach danger level at Bhadrachalam in the district. “We are taking measures in view of the heavy rains in the past few days in the state including in Hyderabad, which is unprecedented after the 1908 floods in the city,” he said. DIG (Warangal Range) Ravi Varma told “We are keeping a watch on water level in Warangal and Khammam districts. Our personnel have been deployed in the villages along the river bank, if necessary, the process of evacuation will begin.”