People who are living on the banks of Musi river are anxious about the river suddenly swelling up like last year’s monsoons.
Hyderabad: A road caved in at Banjara Hills’ Road Number 1 on Tuesday, taking with it a water tanker, after torrential rain lashed the city on Monday. Roads and city infrastructure was hit severely by the rains on Monday, which continued on Tuesday.
Several roads are in bad condition, with potholes, gravel and sand strewn on the roads. Roads across the city have sand and silt strewn around, which was carried by flowing rainwater on Monday. The sand, along with gusty winds on Tuesday, carried it into the air and created severe problems to commuters.
People who are living on the banks of Musi river are anxious about the river suddenly swelling up like last year’s monsoons. At Moosanagar in Chaderghat, which was one amongst those colonies which was severely affected last year, Mohammed Abrar Ahmed, a resident mentioned, “As the rain intensified, many of us were worried. As in previous years our houses were submerged in the water. We suffered for several days.”
When the Musi swells, water from the Amberpet Bridge overflows and vehicles cannot ply across the bridge. Additionally, water regularly clogs till the Vivekananda school. But this monsoon, there was no such issue recorded. The nearby shopkeepers mentioned that on Monday there was no such issue.
Several roads are in shabby condition across the city as well. At the Malakpet railway station, the approach road and the main road was strewn with sand, making it slippery for motorists.
At Musheerabad, Krishna Reddy, a commuter said: “I was driving home last evening through the rain, and I fell down because of a pothole full of water. I got bruised on my hands, but it could have been a lot worse since there was an open manhole beside it. If I fell in, it most likely would have been the end of me.”
On Tuesday, several areas like Kukatpally, Madhapur, Lingampally, Gangaram, BHEL, Quthbullapur, Allwyn Colony et cetera underwent severe waterlogging. HYDRAA’s DRF staff, along with traffic police, helped clear the waterlogging and traffic from the streets.
HYDRAA commissioner A.V. Ranganath visited Ameerpet’s Mythrivanam on Tuesday and inspected the waterlogged areas. He instructed DRF and MET staffers to clear up the silt and mud from the streets.
