Two-hour rain inundates city

Heavy downpour of two hours in the southern and eastern parts of the city on Saturday has led to inundation of roads, severe flooding of colonies and tedious traffic jams in several localities.Startin

Heavy downpour of two hours in the southern and eastern parts of the city on Saturday has led to inundation of roads, severe flooding of colonies and tedious traffic jams in several localities. Starting from around 2 p.m., the rain progressively intensified and enveloped localities such as Saidabad, Santhosh Nagar, Malakpet, Amberpet, Kacheguda, Saroornagar, Charminar, Himayatnagar, Uppal and other areas, pounding them relentlessly for the next two hours. “Visibility was so poor, that we could not see what was ahead of us. Roads were literal streams, and totally deserted. It was the scariest sight, and reminded us of the rains in October last year when the city experienced worst ever floods,” Murtuza Ali, a resident of Saidabad said. On Malakpet main road, rain water accumulated on one side of the road resembling a lake, with excess water inundating the streets. There was heavy flooding on the Musarambagh causeway bridge too, as the rain water had no escape. “After the previous barricades on the bridge were washed away during floods last year, they constructed new barricades, with concrete base. The flood vents provided were not sufficient in size, and they too were clogged. Only after the Disaster Response teams arrived and cleared them, did the water begin to clear off,” said Syed Bilal, resident of Shankar Nagar.