Telangana Villages Flooded Amidst Heavy Rainfall, Locals Cry for Government Aid

Heavy rain in Telangana floods homes in Khammam district. Villagers complain about inadequate government relief, while only local corporators provide aid. Prime Minister checks on situation; more severe weather expected according to IMD forecasts.

Amid heavy rainfall over the last two days in Telangana, the Paleru Reservoir and Munneru River in Khammam district began overflowing on Monday, leading to flooding in several homes in Cheruvu Bazar. Villagers have expressed frustration over the state's inadequate relief measures.

Salman, a resident, reported that 20 to 25 houses have been inundated. He stated that besides assistance from the local corporator, no help has been forthcoming from the state government. 'In our mohalla around 20 to 25 houses have been flooded. Look at our stuff, we have no help or preparations for this. Our local corporator helped us a lot, but apart from that we have no assistance from the state government. Our locals, our women in the area helped us, and some other people in our area helped us with food. We are requesting the government to look at us and give us some help.' said Salman. Razia, another resident, echoed these concerns, citing numerous belongings soaked in floodwater and the absence of official aid.

'When it comes to votes, they come here, meet us, salute us, and call us amma, but no one has come here now. The Khammam collector has not come here; we tried calling, but no one came. Everyone in the area is really angry and upset with the government. We wanted to have some food arranged for us but nobody listened,' she lamented. On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Telangana CM Revanth Reddy to inquire about the flood situation and the damages caused by the heavy rain, as per a release from the Telangana CMO.

Meanwhile, the IMD's 24-hour forecast on Monday predicted 'very heavy to extremely heavy rain likely to occur at isolated places in Nirmal, Nizamabad, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, and Kamareddy districts of Telangana,' with thunderstorms and gusty winds expected in several districts. (ANI)

(With inputs from agencies.)