KTR blames Revanth Reddy govt for Hyderabad’s rain chaos

BRS working president KT Rama Rao blamed Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for widespread disruption caused by heavy rain in Hyderabad, alleging poor preparedness, inadequate civic management, failure to undertake pre-monsoon measures and neglect of key urban infrastructure initiatives

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao held Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy responsible for the widespread disruption caused by the season’s first major rainfall in Hyderabad on Tuesday evening. He said the State government’s inability to manage the situation indicated administrative failure and poor preparedness.

In a statement here on Wednesday, Rama Rao said it was shocking to see the Chief Minister, who also holds the Municipal Administration portfolio, neglecting his duty and openly acknowledging the city’s vulnerability to rains. He said many people were stranded on roads for nearly four hours, while the Congress government failed to respond adequately to the situation.

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He said commuters, particularly women returning home after work, faced severe hardship as traffic came to a standstill across several parts of the city. “Despite having the entire State administration under his control, Revanth Reddy failed to fulfil his duty and left people to fend for themselves. The Chief Minister should be ashamed to acknowledge it openly,” he said.

The BRS working president remarked that the Congress government had abandoned the practice of taking preventive measures ahead of the monsoon season. He recalled that the previous government conducted regular reviews and undertook advance works to prepare the city for heavy rains.

However, he said that under the current Congress administration, there had been no serious review of Hyderabad’s preparedness and no visible efforts to clean clogged drains and stormwater channels.

Rama Rao said the lack of pre-monsoon planning resulted in severe waterlogging and traffic congestion even after a relatively small spell of rain. He also accused the government of reversing the gains made through initiatives such as the Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP) and Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP), which were implemented during the previous BRS regime to improve urban infrastructure and reduce flooding.

He criticised the Congress government over reported power outages and deaths due to electrocution during the rains, calling the government’s response indifferent to public suffering.

Asserting that Hyderabad, the economic engine of Telangana, was being neglected, Rama Rao said the Congress government was focused on land-related issues rather than civic administration. He warned that the people of Hyderabad were ready to teach a befitting lesson to the Chief Minister and the Congress party in the upcoming municipal elections for their callousness.