Heavy rains trigger severe flooding in Musi in three districts
Heavy rains triggered severe flooding in the Musi River across Yadadri Bhongir, Suryapet, and Nalgonda. Reservoir gates were opened, discharging 17,000 cusecs, as transport links collapsed and villages faced inundation.
Hyderabad: Torrential rains have unleashed chaos along the Musi River in Yadadri Bhongir, Suryapet and Nalgonda districts. The river swelling rapidly reaching dangerous levels has caused widespread disruptions. Flood alerts have been issued sounding a caution to residents in vulnerable areas.
The Musi river, originating from the Ananthagiri Hills, has taken on a furious form near Juluru-Rudravalli, where it is surging aggressively and posing a severe threat to nearby settlements.
Eyewitnesses reported a massive deluge cascading over bridges in Yadadri Bhongir district.
On the Pochanpalli-Bibinagar stretch, vehicular movement has come to a complete standstill, stranding hundreds of commuters and forcing diversions on major highways.
Further downstream in Valigonda mandal, the situation is equally dire. At Sangem Bhimalingam Katwa, the river is overflowing from elevated points, inundating low-lying roads and standing crops. Traffic between Choutuppal and Bhongir has been severely hampered, with barriers erected to prevent access to flooded zones. In Vemulakonda- Lakshmipuram, the bridge over the Musi has been closed completely due to heavy flood flows, impacting vehicular movement.
Officials sounded a flood alert as the Musi project is full to the brim. Residents in the nearby villages including Solipeta village in Nalgonda district have been witnessing the flood fury in the river for several years. The reservoir is now brimming to capacity, prompting the lifting of 17 out of its 20 functional gates to release excess water. Designed with a live storage capacity of 4.60 TMC, the project irrigates 41,800 acres across 42 villages in six mandals through its left and right canals.
The dam is discharging over 17000 cusecs and the volume is expected to rise further with the increasing inflows. Irrigation officials are monitoring the situation closely, with water levels expected to stabilize only after the rains subside.
