Hyderabad: Following heavy rains forecasted till the end of September month, the Telangana Cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on Monday is postponed for a further date.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is learnt to have directed MLAs, MLCs and other elected representatives to monitor the flood situation in their respective constituencies.
The Ministers are stay put in their respective districts to oversee the rescue and rehabilitation measures. He also asked the District Collectors, government officials to ensure that the people are not suffered due to the rains in low-lying areas.
Army’s help will be sought if the situation worsens due to inclement weather. KCR passed orders to set up rehabilitation centres for the people rescued from the low-lying areas. The officials are instructed to provide necessary commodities for those who were hit by the floods in the districts.
With the Cabinet meeting postponed for further date, there would be delay in whacking a whip on the encroachers along the storm water drains in Hyderabad.
Speaking to media persons on Sunday, KCR urged the officials from all the departments to get ready to face the ravage of the nature in the form of flash floods and torrential rains. “If property can be destroyed in the calamity but we can’t replace lives of people,” he said.
KCR also asked Telangana Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma and Telangana DGP to give suggestions to the officials in monitoring flood situation. Meanwhile, the river Godavari is flowing in full spate and would reach danger-mark if the rains continue for one more day. Good inflows have been received in Godavari from the upstream Maharashtra. Several projects like Sri Ram Sagar Project, Nizam Sagar, Mid Maner, Lower Maner and Singur are brimming with good inflows of water.
