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Fresh Evening Downpour Floods Hyderabad, Snarls Traffic Across Key Corridors

Emergency teams remain on alert following reports of high localized rainfall totals.

Overview

  • The Telangana Development Planning Society reported 105.8 mm at Dandumailaram and 87.8 mm at Bandlaguda as intense spells hit Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri on Friday evening.
  • Waterlogging slowed movement on stretches around KBR Park, Maitrivanam, Filmnagar, Erragadda and Ameerpet, with advisories issued for congested routes such as PanjaguttaBegumpet.
  • Civic crews dug temporary channels to drain water while traffic police used CCTV at flyovers and directed vehicles at U-turns and waterlogged junctions to keep flow moving.
  • Persistent infrastructure gaps compounded risks as GHMC’s count showed 14,050 potholes with 11,442 filled, residents reported fresh hazards, and a nearly 30-foot road crack appeared at West Marredpally.
  • IMD logged 25.5 mm at the Hyderabad station, HMWS&SB kept response teams ready for sewage overflows and contamination risks, and officials warned against late-night travel through low-lying underpasses with more rain forecast.