Secunderabad: Residents living in low-lying areas urged to shift to safer places

Residents were alerted about the rain forecast in the above areas and were asked to move to Jayashankar stadium and Keerthi Function Hall in Lalapet.

Hyderabad: With heavy rains forecast for the next 48 hours, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) personnel in the Secunderabad circle are using megaphones and asking people to shift to safer places in CBN Nagar, Sripuram Colony, Sathya Nagar, Indira Nagar A and B and Lalapet.

Residents were alerted about the rain forecast in the above areas and were asked to move to Jayashankar stadium and Keerthi Function Hall in Lalapet. A similar exercise was taken up in Kompally, Amberpet, old Malakpet and other rain-affected areas.

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Inflows continue into twin reservoirs

Heavy inflows into the twin reservoirs of Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar are continuing.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) is releasing water downstream from Himayat Sagar into River Musi through four gates. Till 5 pm on Monday, the reservoir received 2,710 cusecs inflows while the outflow was 4,116 cusecs. The current water level in the reservoir is 1,763 ft against an FTL of 1,763.50 ft.

Similarly, Osman Sagar was getting inflows of 150 cusecs and the water level in the reservoir was 1,785.76 ft against the FTL of 1,790 ft.

Meanwhile, the water level in Hussain Sagar continued to remain over the FTL. The water level in the lake at 7 pm on Monday was 513.70m against an FTL of 513.41m. The lake is receiving inflows of 2,811 cusecs while the outflow was 2,255 cusecs, a senior GHMC official said.

 

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