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Warangal Police Commissioner Sunpreet Singh inspected rain-hit colonies in Hanamkonda on Thursday, reviewing flood relief work with officials. About 45 colonies across Warangal and Hanamkonda were inundated, with 1,200 people shifted to relief centres by civic and police teams.

While playing around Arif fell into the pit and by the time the parents noticed, rescued and shifted him to the hospital, the toddler passed away.

Temple priests performed pooja programmes at Balalyam as usual. Devotees, however, are not permitted to have darshans at the temple due to the lockdown.

The prime minister urged that every penny of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) funds be spent on rain water conservation till the monsoon arrives.

Water logging in the 14-storey apartment has damaged the lifts, forcing residents to deploy motors and pump out the rain water

In a few pockets the water levels rose high and several vehicles were washed away along with gushing waters. Fortunately, so far there were no complaints of people missing or building collapses reported.

Siddipet district has received 110 mm average rainfall as Mulugu witnessed a record 210 mm rain during the past 24 hours at 8.30 am on Wednesday.