Weather Updates: The Chief Minister of Telangana, K Chandrashekhar Rao, has declared on Sunday, three days of holiday for all educational institutions from July 11 due to the heavy rainfall in the state.
The decision, as well as the precautionary steps taken, were analysed by Rao and other ministers like Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar among others, at a meeting at Pragathi Bhavan, Rao’s official residence complex-cum-camp office, said an official release.
Chief Secretary Kumar held a video conference earlier in the day with the Collectors of districts and reviewed the situation. He said the Collectors should be on high alert and take steps to prevent loss of life, cattle, or damage to any property. He directed the Collectors also to set up a control room in the Collectorates. Irrigation, Panchayat Raj, Municipal Administration, and Energy Departments should ensure that no problems arise.
The Chief Secretary said heavy rains were reportedly in the districts of Asifabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Siricilla, Bhupalpally, and Mulugu. People living in low-lying areas may be asked to evacuate to special camps, if necessary. Any damages to roads should be immediately repaired, he added.
Special Chief Secretary-Energy Sunil Sharma, Special Chief Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Arvind Kumar, and other officials participated in the video conference.
Discussions included topics of waterlogging and inundation in low-lying areas in different districts. The Indian Meteorological Department centre here, in its daily weather report, said Kaleswaram in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district recorded 35 cm of rainfall followed by Kotapalle in Mancherial district 25 cm and Navipet in Nizamabad district 24 cm till 8:30 AM today.
In its weather warning, the IMD said quite heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Peddapally, Jayashankar Bhupalapally districts till 8:20 AM on Monday.
Similarly, heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Jayashankar Bhupalapally districts from 8:30 AM on July 11 to 8:30 AM on July 12, the weather bulletin issued today said.
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