'Traffic chaos, power cuts, and waterlogging': Rain batters Hyderabad again, city chokes under 100+ mm showers
The city came to a standstill on Friday after receiving the heaviest downpour of the monsoon season, with multiple localities crossing the 100 mm mark.
The heavy rainfall came on a second consecutive day, battering areas like Begumpet (114.3 mm), Kukatpally (113.5 mm), Kapra (101 mm), and Malakpet (98.5 mm).
Localities like Malkajgiri, Bandlaguda, Gachibowli, Madhapur, Patny, Musheerabad, Amberpet, Quthbullapur, and Himayatnagar were also badly affected, recording rainfall between 80 mm and 97 mm.
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Commuters were stranded for hours on inundated roads. Traffic on Nayani Narasimha Reddy Steel Bridge slowed to a crawl as motorists waded through knee-deep water. Near Mehfil junction in Katedan, many were stuck at a spot for hours.
'I could see how the roads were jam-packed from my office. I waited in my office for one and a half hours, so I could leave once traffic gets moving,' said S Mallareddi, a finance professional who commutes from Raidurg to Kondapur every day.
'We could not move for an hour. This is how Hyderabad crumbles when it rains. Nothing ever changes,' rued Shubh Sathe, a techie who commutes from Financial District to Attapur. In Moosapet and Indiranagar, flooded culverts brought traffic to a halt, while residents of Alugaddabavi and Tarnaka rued hours-long delays due to waterlogging.
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'Everything's clogged and not one traffic cop is here to help. Even ambulances were struggling to pass,' said Sree Sai Sindhu. In Bandlaguda and Fatehnagar, excavators were used to clear stormwater drains. Power outages were reported in Bowenpally, Tarnaka, Musheerabad, Malkajgiri, Uppal, and Manikonda.
'Masab Tank, Hitec City, Ayyappa Society, Gajularamaram, Kukatpally, and Hafeezpet have reported severe stagnation,' said AV Ranganath, HYDRAA commissioner. Till 8 pm, 15 tree-fellings were also reported.
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