Overview
- HYDRAA and DRF teams continued operations on Tuesday, combing Musi River stretches at Moosarambagh and Chaderghat with boats, ropes and drones while opening and re-sealing catch-pits.
- Arjun, 26, and Ramu, 25, were swept into the Afzal Sagar nala in Asif Nagar, and Dinesh alias Sunny, 26, was dragged into a drain in Vinoba Nagar, Musheerabad after a retaining wall failed.
- Dinesh’s scooter was retrieved from a drainage manhole during Tuesday’s search, but rescuers reported no trace of the three missing men.
- The Telangana government approved Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for each affected family as Hyderabad Collector D. Hari Chandana confirmed relief and ongoing search efforts.
- HYDRAA chief A. V. Ranganath cited illegal structures constricting stormwater flows, ordered inspections with GHMC and other departments for selective removal and rehabilitation, and noted ongoing de-silting equal to about 2,200 truckloads; the rains also caused a fatal wall collapse and a separate deadly car crash.