Continuous rainfall disturbs normal life in erstwhile Karimnagar

Light to moderate rainfall was recorded in Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jagtial and Rajanna-Sircilla districts. Water bodies including tanks, ponds and rivulets have started receiving flood water.

Karimnagar: The continuous rainfall disturbed normal life in the erstwhile Karimnagar district. People have been confined to their houses following the showers since Friday night. Light to moderate rainfall was recorded in Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jagtial and Rajanna-Sircilla districts. Water bodies including tanks, ponds and rivulets have started receiving flood water. In the wake of an increase in water levels in water bodies, district officials advised the people not to go near water bodies.

A temporary road laid in Hanumajipet vagu in Vemulawada rural mandal was washed away as water levels in the rivulet swelled due to continuous rainfall. The road connectivity between Vemulawada and other villages was disconnected, while maize crop sowed in four acres was damaged in Arepalli, Kalwasrirampur mandal of Peddapalli district.

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Jagtial Collector B Satya Prasad examined water levels in Godavari river at Dharmapuri and Rayapatnam bridge. Advising the people not to go near water bodies, he instructed officials to set up warning boards at tanks, ponds and rivulets. People should not touch electric poles. People staying in mud houses should be alert since there was a possibility of such houses collapsing, he said and asked the people to dial 100 for help in case of emergency.