GHMC Mayor inspects flood-prone areas in old city ahead of monsoon
TFP/ Syed Sufwan Mohiuddin
Hyderabad, June 14: With monsoon season around the corner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi along with legislators on Monday inspected lakes, Nala desisting works in various flood-prone areas of the city.
During the inspection, GHMC Mayor Vijayalaxmi instructed officials and workers to expedite the works as the pre-monsoon has already arrived. She was accompanied by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) General Secretary and Yakutpura MLA Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Rajendranagar MLA T Prakash Goud, and AIMIM MLC Mirza Riyaz Ul Hasan Affandi.
The Mayor also inspected the ongoing work of the Falaknuma flyover and Owaisi Hospital flyover. She also inspected Nalas in Dabeerpura and Yakutpura zones during which she was also accompanied by AIMIM Corporators Alamdar Hussain and Mohammed Wasay and other AIMIM leaders.
The Southwest Monsoon is likely to set over Northern Telangana (17.5°N,80°E) between June 24 and July 2, 2021. Premature isolated rainfall may appear in the period 12 -19 June. The continuous monsoon rainfall is expected after July 2.
The forecast area is in the Telangana state (17.5°N, 80°E), namely towards the East of Hyderabad, south-east of Warangal, west of the Godavari river, and north of Khammam.