Hyderabad, Aug 27
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday placed the entire state administration on high alert as heavy rain has been lashing parts of Telangana since Tuesday night, inundating low-lying areas and snapping road connectivity to several villages.
Rivulets, lakes and ponds were overflowing due to heavy downpour, flooding the roads and villages in low-lying areas.
Heavy to very heavy rains in Medak and Sangareddy districts resulted in inundation of residential areas in some pockets. Few roads were damaged, disrupting the vehicular traffic.
Water was flowing over the Narayankhed-Kangti road, bringing the traffic to a halt. A culvert was washed away near Lakshmapur village in Kamareddy district.
Peddashankarampet in Medak district received the highest rainfall of 20.4 cm since last night. Tekmal recorded 20.1 and Ramayampet 17.9 cm of rainfall.