HYDERABAD: A few low-lying areas in Hyderabad remained flooded on Friday following heavy rain on Thursday night.
Residents in Yellareddyguda in the Ameerpet area and Picket colony in Secunderabad spent a sleepless night as the flood water entered their houses.
Some roads in Kukatpally, Madhapur, Gachibowli and Raidurgam in information technology corridors remained submerged.
Teams of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) were making efforts to pump out water from affected areas. Sanitation workers were also engaged in the removal of debris and silt.
Greater Hyderabad Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi visited Ambedkar Nagar in Banjara Hills, where a retaining wall of an open drain collapsed. She directed officials to install cautionary boards till the reconstruction of the wall is completed.
The compound wall of a temple also collapsed in the Puppalaguda area in Manikonda following heavy rain. A couple of adjoining buildings were partially damaged in the incident. However, there were no casualties.
Water also entered many houses in OU Colony in Shaikhpet. People complained that they were facing the problem in every rainy season and demanded that authorities find a permanent solution.
Several areas in the city and the outskirts recorded heavy rainfall on Thursday night. The highest rainfall of 13.38 centimetres was recorded at Khajaguda Sports Complex in Gachibowli, followed by 12.03 centimetres in Saroor Nagar and Srinagar Colony, 11.88 cm in Khairatabad and 11.60 cm in Yusufguda.
Meanwhile, Cyberabad Police have advised people to avoid non-essential travel. The IT companies have also been advised to consider work from home wherever possible. It also recommended early logouts.