Sudden night downpour catches Hyderabad commuters off guard

Hyderabad skilled a sudden spell of heavy rainfall on Sunday night (November 2) stunning residents and commuters alike. The metropolis, which witnessed a shiny and sunny day, noticed skies flip overcast round sundown, adopted by a heavy downpour throughout a number of areas.

Though being a Sunday meant fewer automobiles on the roads, many commuters had been caught unprepared by the downpour. Several individuals who didn’t have umbrellas or raincoats had been seen taking shelter below metro pillars and store fronts because the rain lashed town. The rain additionally led to waterlogging in a number of areas, together with Bible House below the railway bridge, Praja Bhavan, Virinchi Hospital, and components of Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills.

Traffic police personnel from all three commissionerates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda together with Disaster Response Force (DRF) personnel of Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRA) had been current at key junctions to clear waterlogging and guarantee easy movement of site visitors.

According to knowledge from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS), as of 8 p.m, Moosapet recorded a rainfall of 33 mm adopted by 28 mm in Miyapur, 26 mm in Gajularamaram, 25.5 mm in Yousufguda, 24.8 mm in Moosapet, 23.8 mm in Jeedimetla, 23.5 mm in Musheerabad, 22.5 mm in Quthbullapur, 22.5 mm in Hafeezpet, 21.8 mm in Srinagar Colony, 21.5 mm in Borabanda, 21 mm in Malkajgiri and 20.8 mm in Kukatpally.