HYDERABAD: After witnessing a dry spell for a few days, people in Hyderabad woke up to a cloudy and pleasant weather on Sunday morning which gave way to rains in the afternoon. The city received widespread light to moderate rains with some places also witnessing intense spells at times during the day.
According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society figures, up to 8 pm, Sri Nagar colony recorded highest rainfall of 18 mm followed by 16.3 mm at Center for Economic and Social Studies in Begumpet and 14 mm at Ramanthapur Ward Office in Uppal circle and Maitrivanam in Ameerpet among others.
Vehicular traffic was thrown out of gear in some parts of the city as roads were flooded with rainwater. “The traffic was moving at a snail’s pace from Erragadda to Moosapet junction. There is a traffic block on this road even if there are light rains. The situation was same near Saidabad. If this is the situation, I can’t imagine the kind of problems the commuters will have to face when there will be heavy rains in the coming days,” said K Surya, a cab driver.
To avoid unforeseen incidents, the Hyderabad traffic police advised pedestrians not to stand under trees or near electric poles and cautioned motorists to drive carefully.
The continuous rainfall which lasted for about five hours led to waterlogging in many areas such as Panjagutta, KPHB, Tarnaka, Lalapet, Nanal Nagar, Hafeezpet and Tolichowki among others.
“When most of them in the city are enjoying the pleasant weather and rain, we are busy draining out the rainwater that entered our houses. If this is the situation after just one spell of rain, imagine our plight if the city records record rainfall like last year. There is also sewage overflow in our area. We request the officials to do something about this problem at the earliest,” said Aseema Begum, a resident of Hafeezpet.
