In Telangana, the incessant rains continued to lash several parts of the state, flooding many low-lying areas in several districts. River Godavari is flowing much above the danger level at 60.2 ft at Bhadrachalam at 11AM this morning.<br />''<br />''The danger level is at 53 ft at the temple town. Several low-lying areas have marooned with a number of streams are on spate in Khammam and Kothagudem districts. Hundreds of people have stranded and many more have been evacuated.<br />''<br />''The situation of heavy rains is severe especially in north and east Telangana districts. Rivers and rivulets are on spate while lakes and tanks are brimming across the state.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports, continuous downpour at many places across Telangana, especially North and Eastern districts of the state, affected dozens of municipalities and thousands of villages. A number of residential colonies in municipal areas have been marooned due to Urban flooding and crops in thousands of hectares inundated.<br />''<br />''Especially in Mulugu and Warangal districts several houses were damaged and thousands of people, especially from low lying areas have been evacuated. Disaster Management Teams from Hyderabad are undertaking rescue and relief operations in Warangal.<br />''<br />''Road connectivity has been snapped to several villages in Khammam, Kothagudem, Mulugu and Asifabad districts due to overflowing streams.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the state Government has put local authorities in all districts on and directed for round the clock monitoring of relief works. Meanwhile, the IMD has issued Orange warning of heavy rains for next 2 days, especially in North and East Telangana districts. Another low-pressure area is also likely to form by Wednesday in the Bay of Bengal.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will review the situation with senior officials later this afternoon in Hyderabad.&nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | August 17, 2020 12:53 PM
Telangana: Incessant rain lashing several parts of state cause floods in low-lying areas; several stranded