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Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy announced plans to set up a nodal agency for flood plain zoning in Telangana, focusing on mapping vulnerable areas and addressing recurring floods in Godavari and Munneru river regions before the monsoon

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced comprehensive relief measures for flood-affected families, including Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for the deceased, Rs 15,000 for submerged households, and Indiramma housing for the worst-hit.

Two more deaths were reported in Warangal as floodwaters from Cyclone Montha continued to wreak havoc. Victims included a man found in a nala near Shivnagar and an elderly resident who drowned after water entered his home at SR Nagar

Despite heavy monsoon rains filling Telangana’s reservoirs, farmers remain wary of a repeat of last year’s irrigation failures. The 2024–25 Rabi season was marred by poor water distribution despite SCIWAM’s planning.

Philanthropist Timmayyagiri Subhash Reddy, founder of SR Foundation, has extended relief to flood-hit families in Kamareddy. He distributed grocery kits worth Rs 3,500 to 150 families and announced notebooks for students, pledging to reach 10,000 victims with aid.

Eight schoolchildren from Kamareddy were stranded in Medak for three days after floods cut off the Pocharam dam route. Sheltered in a village panchayat, they await reunion with their parents as rescue attempts failed amid heavy inflows.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao criticised the Congress government for neglecting flood relief in Telangana, demanding Rs 25 lakh aid for families of victims, crop compensation and Indiramma houses. He accused the government of using helicopters for electioneering instead of rescue

BRS leader T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of failing to act on IMD warnings before heavy rains devastated Medak and Kamareddy. He demanded ₹25 lakh ex gratia for victims’ families and compensation for farmers, alleging gross negligence in relief efforts.

Heavy rains and floods continue to devastate Telangana, with multiple deaths, missing persons, submerged colonies, and damaged roads and railway tracks. Over 1,400 people have been rescued, while the Army, SDRF, and NDRF assist in ongoing relief operations

South Central Railway cancelled and diverted several trains on August 28–29 after heavy rains caused water to overflow on tracks in the Hyderabad Division. Services between Kacheguda, Nanded, Akola, and Nizamabad were hit, with multiple trains cancelled or rerouted.

BRS president and former CM K Chandrashekhar Rao expressed concern over heavy rains and floods in Telangana and directed party cadre to actively support relief operations. He instructed KTR to mobilise workers as several districts reel under submerged houses, power outages and transport disruptions.

Heavy rainfall has swelled the Godavari and Krishna rivers, putting Telangana on high alert. Reservoirs including Medigadda, SRSP, Yellampalli, and Srisailam are releasing massive inflows. Bhadrachalam crossed the first warning level, while Sircilla villages remain cut off amid flood disruption

Two men drowned in the Chinneti stream in Yadadri Bhongir as Telangana faces heavy monsoon rains. Krishna and Godavari rivers are in spate, canal breaches have flooded farmlands, and authorities have opened all major dam gates to manage the deluge

Leaders of different political parties asked the government to credit Rs 16,500 compensation into the bank accounts of the families that have not yet received it.

The compensation to covers 79,574 acres of damaged crops, benefiting 79,216 farmers in Telangana

Revanth Reddy on Monday requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to release Rs.11,713.49 crore for restoration and repairs of damaged infrastructure due to the recent heavy rains in Telangana.

Several districts this year experienced excess rainfall, with considerable deviations from the normal

Though the State government sought Rs.5,000 crore towards interim relief after the recent floods wreaked widespread havoc, the Centre has sanctioned only a meagre Rs. 416.80 crore.

680 applications for SSC, 454 for intermediate, 94 for degree/B Tech, 47 for post graduate certificates and 29 applications received for passport so far, said Additional Collector Dr. P Srija

A large extent of agricultural lands on the banks of Munneru, Akeru and Palair streams in the district have been damaged due to huge quantities of sand deposited in the fields