Rain plays havoc in AP, 29 dead

It's literally raining cats and dogs and what is worse, there will be no respite for the next 36 hours, going by the predictions of the Met department. But if you thought that this is monsoons, well it is merely the result of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal.
Not surprising, lakes, brooks and water bodies are all overflowing with many of them breaching their levels and marooning colonies and roads even as 10 people lost their lives in Hyderabad.
The city received a record 20.84 cm of rain in a downpour between 8.30 am on Friday and 8.30 pm on Saturday according to the Met office reports. The rain was non-stop from Friday evening to Saturday evening throwing life totally out of gear. But Saturday was a shade better __ with less traffic on the roads owing to a holiday for many __ compared to Friday when water-logging caused serpentine traffic jams for hours in many areas.
Most of the deaths in different localities of the city, was due to collapse of house walls. Three people of one family died in Gulzar Houz when their house wall collapsed. Another died in Tallabanda due to the same reason. A mother and daughter duo died when the roof of their house collapsed in Basavataraka Nagar near Film Nagar. One more person died when he got electrocuted as he came in contact with a live electric wire in Khairatabad. A wife-and husband - migrant workers from Prakasam district - died as their house wall collapsed in Gokul Nagar in Hafeeznagar. Further, seven people were injured in different incidents in the city.
Many colonies in the city were inundated with rainwater. About 300 houses in Nadeem Colony near Toli Chowki were flooded and residents had to be evacuated using boats belonging to the Tourism department. Other submerged areas are: M S Maqta, BJR Nagar, Punjagutta-Dhobighat, Shivajinagar in Bandlaguda, Brahminwadi in Begumpet, Mahbub Mansion, Bathukammakunta, Vani Colony, Annanagar, Jahangirnagar, Sankeshwar Bazar, Vivekanandnagar, Srinivasapuram of Ramanthapur, Allwyn Colony in Kukatpally, P&T Colony near Dilsukhnagar, Arundhatinagar Ratnanagar and other areas.
The rains have caused continuous inflows into the city's reservoirs with all of them getting water close to their FTL (full tank level). Osmansagar's level touched 1,759 ft against the FTL of 1,790 ft. Similarly, Himayathsagar touched 1,732.5ft against its FTL of 1,763 ft. Singur touched 1,696 ft while its FTL is 1,717 ft. Manjira hit a level of 1,649 ft against its FTL of 1,651.75 ft. On the other hand, Hussainsagar lake in the heart of the city touched 1,696.53 ft when the FTL is 1,694.25 ft and the situation would be dangerous if it crosses the 1,698.67 ft mark.
The rains have not given a respite to the citizens from the over three-hour long scheduled power cuts that the power utility has been resorting to for the last couple of days. The only saving grace was the duration of the cuts has been reduced by an hour in many areas. However, rain-induced power cuts due to trees falling on the electricity lines, wall collapses and inundation were reported from many parts of the city. But the next 48 hours will keep the city wet with rains predicted.
RESERVOIR LEVELS Osmansagar
Full Reservoir Level
1790 ft
Level on Saturday
1759.7 ft Himayatsagar
Full Reservoir Level
1763.5 ft
Level on Saturday
1732.5 ft Singur
Full Reservoir Level
1717.85 ft
Level on Saturday
1696.28 ft Manjira
Full Reservoir Level
1651.75 ft
Level on Saturday
1649 ft

WATER WOES: Hussiansagar brims on Saturday following the incessant downpour that also inundated many low-lying areas in the city