Heavy rains triggered by a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal have damaged 613 km of roads across Andhra Pradesh, with Srikakulam accounting for 356 km. The Roads and Buildings Department has deployed control rooms, personnel and equipment for restoration
BRS leaders and residents staged novel protests in Kamareddy and Suryapet over damaged roads and official inaction. A councillor sat in a flooded street, while activists planted paddy saplings and went fishing on pothole-riddled roads to highlight waterlogging and commuter hardships
Cyberabad Police announced diversions on NH-44 (Nagpur Highway) after heavy rains damaged the route towards Adilabad. Heavy vehicles will be diverted from Medchal Checkpost, while light vehicles will be rerouted from Toopran via Siddipet–Karimnagar. Commuters have been urged to cooperate.
Though the district administrations have taken up immediate repair works to restore road connectivity after the floods receded, permanent repair is to be taken up
