Foreign hand behind Telangana rain: Chief Minister KCR surveys flood-hit areas

Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao said there was a 'foreign conspiracy' behind the incessant rains in the state. He said there may be a suspected 'foreign hand' behind the cloudbursts in some parts of the country.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) on Sunday claimed that there was a foreign hand behind the rain in the state and alleged that the cloudbursts are a conspiracy. The chief minister made the remarks while addressing a meeting after visiting the flood-affected areas in Badrachalam district.

The Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief said he has 'gloomy' information that there may be a suspected 'foreign hand' behind the cloudbursts in some parts of the country, including the Godavari river basin which is in spate in the state.

"A new thing called a cloud burst has come up. I don't know how far it is correct. Someone who have enmity are doing cloudburst in our country. In the past, they did it near Kashmir, at Leh Ladakh, then in Uttarakhand and now we are getting reports that they are doing it in the Godavari region." the chief minister said while addressing the meeting at Badrachalam.

"Whatever it is, due to the changes in weather conditions, we have to safeguard the people in such circumstances,"KCR said.

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Telangana CM announced Rs 1,000 crore as a rehabilitation package for the temple town to build colonies in the highlands as a permanent solution to the flood threat. He undertook an aerial survey of areas affected by Godavari floods from Bhadrachalam to Eturunagaram and also examined the Godavari river in spate and the villages inundated by the floods.