Langari Lavanya and Meghana, who were nine months pregnant, were shifted to Oddugudem and Raspelli villages in Dahegaon mandal where their parents reside as a precautionary measure according to instructions from Health officials.
Having a population of about 2,000, the village is often isolated by the backwaters of Pranahita river and a flooding stream whenever heavy rains occur.
According to the rainfall report available on Telangana Development Planning Society’s website, the actual average rainfall of the district was measured to be 49.5 mm of rainfall.
Dimda and Shivapelli villages and Naikapuguda, a hamlet under Babasagar in Chintalamanepalli mandal, Thalayi, Thikkapalli and Bheemaram of Bejjur mandal were stranded in the backwaters of Pranahita river, which was in spate due to heavy rains.
Locals said the residents were forced to draw water from the river after an electric motor of the Mission Bhagiratha overhead tank developed a snag two days ago.
Kotrangi Santosh (35), died, allegedly by suicide, by jumping into in a flooding stream following family disputes at Ityala village in Dahegaon mandal on Saturday night. His body was traced on Sunday.
A man was arrested on the charges of smuggling banned gutka in Wankidi mandal centre on Wednesday. Forty bags containing gutka packets worth Rs 11.22 lakh were seized from his possession.
SP DV Srinivas Rao urged the public living in low-lying areas and dilapidated houses to be watchful of the heavy rains. He asked the people not to take routes flooded by streams and rivers to avoid accidents and drownings.
According to Panchayat Raj officials, 17 road projects have thus been stalled in the district due to lack of clearance by the State Forest department and the Centre since 2019.