Expressing condolences to the affected families over the loss of lives, BRS leader T Harish Rao urged the State government to initiate swift action to support those in distress.
The State responded positively and discharges from the Nagarjuna Sagar Project were reduced from 5.73 lakh cusecs to 5.16 lakh cusecs by 8 pm on Sunday.
The arrested persons are Gotti Giri (46), a RMP at Chanikya Hospital, Doctors Colony, Miryalguda, and Aleki Reddy Saidi Reddy, (40), a supervisor at Naveena Multi Specialty Hospital, Miryalguda.
Irrigation authorities in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are taking precautionary measures to handle the increasing flood flow by scaling up discharges at key projects
The National Highway No. 65 has been severely affected, with thousands of vehicles stranded as streams and rivers overflow, bringing vehicular traffic to a standstill.
The establishment had earlier been raided by commercial taxes department and later by the prohibition and excise department for violation of certain rules.