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Musi River Overflow Floods Hyderabad, Shutting MGBS and Key Roads

Reservoir releases after heavy rain swelled downstream flows, keeping officials on high alert.

Overview

  • Hyderabad Traffic Police closed the Chaderghat causeway, Moosarambagh bridge, and the Kulsumpura–Puranapool stretch, issued diversions, and shared a helpline at 9010203626.
  • Floodwater entered Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station, prompting TGSRTC to suspend services there and operate departures from alternate city locations.
  • NDRF teams conducted rescues at MGBS and in low-lying colonies along the Musi after overnight inundation.
  • About 1,000 residents from vulnerable neighborhoods were evacuated to relief camps where food and essentials were provided, according to officials.
  • Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy ordered close monitoring of riverside localities and precautionary relocations as forecasts indicated further rain and GHMC kept emergency crews on alert.