First monsoon rain leaves a trail of deaths, destruction, waterlogging and traffic snarls across Hyderabad

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Commuters caught unawares in the sudden downpour in Secunderabad on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL

Multiple localities witnessed knee-deep waterlogging. Along the Kondapur-Kothaguda stretch, several cars and two-wheelers were seen partially submerged in rainwater. At the Nayani Narasimha Reddy Steel Bridge, stranded commuters were forced to push their two-wheelers through the water as heavy showers brought traffic to a near standstill across several parts of the city.

All the vaunted clean up drive and monsoon preparedness of the newly created Cyberabad Municipal Corporation came undone as motorists took to social media sharing videos and photographs of traffic chaos and waterlogging. Slow-moving traffic were reported from Puranapul, the stretch from Jubilee Hills towards the Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge, Karbala Maidan, BRK Bhavan, Shaikpet bridge, Hafeezpet, Kondapur, Khajaguda junction, ITC Kohenur, Gachibowli flyover, Malakpet, Laxmi Nagar towards Attapur, Steel Bridge, Telugu Thalli flyover, Mehdipatnam, Masab Tank, Madhapur and Wipro Junction.

According to data from Telangana Development Planning Society, as of 9 p.m., Vinayak Nagar in Malkajgiri recorded the highest rainfall of 12.9 cm followed by 8.7 cm in Bansilalpet, 7.9 cm in Amberpet, 7.8 cm in GHMC head office, 7.4 cm in Vidya Nagar, 6.5 cm in Musheerabad, 6.2 cm in Secunderabad, 5.9 cm in Falaknuma, 5.8 cm in Charminar, 5.7 cm in Amberpet, 5.7 cm in Mettuguda, 5.6 cm in Goshamahal, 5.5 cm in Gunfoundry, 5.3 cm in Miyapur, 5.2 cm in Moosapet, 5 cm in Begumpet, 4.9 cm in Mondamarket, 4.8 cm in Malakpet, 4.4 cm in Shaikpet, 4.3 cm in Nampally and 3.9 cm in Langar Houz.

Traffic police personnel from Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri commissionerates were deployed on the ground to ensure smooth flow of traffic. Disaster Response Force (DRF) personnel from Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) were seen clearing waterlogging at junctions.