Hyderabad: A 15-minute spell of heavy rain and a 100-kmph gale caused such damage that the National Disaster Relief Force was called out in the city on Friday.
Two persons were killed, one in a wall collapse at Tejaswinagar Colony, Attapur and another when a water tank uprooted by the gale fell on him at Jahangirnagar in Bhavaninagar.
The storm during the evening peak hour caused massive traffic jams. The winds blew off roof-tops and toppled at least 197 trees, according to a preliminary count. As many as 67 transformers burst snapping power supply to dozens of areas.
A hoarding falls near P.V.N.R Expressway as heavy rain hits the city on Friday. The 15-minute spell of rain took its toll on traffic. (Photo: DC)
A giant hoarding at Jubliee Hills checkpost broke and fell on cars parked in front of Maruti Suzuki’s Nexa showroom. It took hours for the authorities to clear the hoarding, even as vehicles were stuck in a massive traffic jam.
Officials said they had restored 56 of the 67 transformers. As per initial count, three electrical poles were damaged, two at Taranagar and one at Cyber Towers. At Amberpet, the wind toppled a cellphone tower. Drainage overflow was reported in six areas.
The gales uprooted a tree at the 150-year-old Jagannath Swamy temple at Chaderghat. Tree falls were reported at Fever Hospital, Tilaknagar, Vikramnagar park, Barkatpura, Nimboliadda, Barkatpura Chaman, Andhra Bank, DD Colony, Begumpet, Huda Trade Centre and Hyderabad Central University.
Several roads in the city were flooded due to heavy rains.
A tree fell at Congress leader Danam Nagender’fs house in Banjara Hills, taking a streetlight with it. A rooftop came tumbling down at Golconda, leaving a woman injured.
At Tejaswinagar Colony at Attapur, one Yellaiah died after a wall collapsed and the debris fell on him. In Jahangirnagar, Bhavaninagar, the wind blew off a Sintex tank which fell on a neighbouring house and killed Ahmed Bin Ibrahim, a plumber.
Emergency helplines
The city water and sewerage board authorities has constituted 29 Emergency Responsive Teams (ERTs) to tackle the emergency situations during the coming rainy season
Concern officer – Contact number
- Chandulal Baradari, Bahadurpura, MRG: Md. Khader Mohinuddin; Ph 9989991868
- Misrigunj, Doodbowli, Pathergatti and Moghalpura: M. Dilip Kumar; 9989994197
- Darulshifa and Azampura: S. Shiva Shankar; 9989996423
- Malakpet, Saleemnagar, Chanchalguda, Saidabad, Santoshnagar, Madannapet,Yakutpura and Dabeerpura: M.A. Waheed; 9989991711
- Mossarambagh, Asmangadh, Aliabad, Gowlipura, Masiaram; J. Satish Kumar; 9989988415
- Balapur, Jahanuma, Riyasathnagar, GM , Chowni; A.S. Sunil Kumar; Ph 9989992250
- Vijayanagar, Banjara Sump, Chintal Basthi, Old Mallepally, Karwan, Tappachabutra: T. Srinivas; 9989985512
- Shaikpet, Tolichoki, Golkonda, AF Beds, Mehdipatnam, Kakatiyanagar: Khaja Jowhar Ali; 9989985117
- Humayunnagar; L. Srinivas Rao; 9989989675
- Gowliguda, Hindinagar, Sultan Bazaar, Boggulkunta: Majid Afzal; 9989998338
- Mangalhat, Ziaguda, Allabanda,Ghode-Ki-Khabar: G. Vedaratnam; 9989994734
- Red Hills high and low level zones, Gunfoundry; P. Sadanand; 9989990118
- Boats Club, Domalguda, Gandhinagar, Bholakpur: T. Sridhar Reddy; 9989989537
- Vidyanagar, Adikmet, Shivam, Golnaka, Ramanthapur, Kacheguda, Barkatpura, Narayanguda, Himayatnagar, Vignanpuri: N Vijay Kumar; 9989994483
- Musheerabad, Baghlingampally, Azamabad, Chilkalguda: S. Raju; 9989988976
- Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills, Thattikhana, Filmnagar: P. Yoganand; 9989988180
- Fathenagar, SR Nagar, Sanathnagar: R.Srinivas Rao; 9989992256
- Ameerpet, YR Guda, Vengal Rao Nagar, Erragadda, SPR Hills: M. Ashok Reddy; 9989994525
- HS Pump House, Bhoiguda, Nallagutta: D. Suneel; 9989991221
- Marredpally, Sithaphalmandi, Prakashnagar, Srinivasnagar: G. Damodar Reddy; 9989998836
- Tarnaka, Mettuguda, Lalapet: P. Harunakar Reddy; 9989986368
- Kukatpally Municipal Circle: G. Ranga Rao; 9989996696
- LB Nagar GHMC Circle: D. Srinivas Reddy; 9989997252
- Quthbullapur GHMC Circle and SCB: K. Bhaskar; 9989996712
- Alwal and Malkajgiri GHMC circles: Ch. Rajani; 9989995278
- Kapra and Uppal GHMC circles: Ramavath Krishna; 9989994487
- Ramachandrapuram, Patancheru and Seri Lingampally GHMC circles: S. Rajashekhar; 9989996833
- Rajendranagar GHMC circle: M. Murali Manohar; 9989995341
