Heavy Rains: 19,071 people shifted to special camps: Telangana CS
About 6,318 people have been shifted to 43 camps in Bhadrachalam, 4049 persons in 33 camps in Mulugu and 1226 people have been placed in 20 camps in Bhupalpally.
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Thursday said in view of the incessant rains over the last few days, around 19,071 people have been shifted to 223 special camps in the state.
About 6,318 people have been shifted to 43 camps in Bhadrachalam, 4049 persons in 33 camps in Mulugu and 1226 people have been placed in 20 camps in Bhupalpally.
About 16 persons have been rescued by NDRF while another two persons were airlifted by the Indian Air Force so far, Kumar said while holding a meeting to take stock of the situation arising out of the incessant rains and water levels in river Godavari at its impact, at BRKR Bhavan here.
He said Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is continuously monitoring the heavy rains situation.
The Chief Secretary stated that special focus is now on Mulugu, Bhupalpally and Bhadrachalam districts due to heavy discharge of water from Godavari river.
He said the low lying areas have been identified and the situation is being continuously monitored on an hourly basis.
Officials informed that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light rainfall in 9 districts, very light rains in another 10 districts while the remaining districts will receive no rainfall.
The situation in most of the districts is normal and no major incidents have been reported from any district.
Seven NDRF teams have been deployed, of which three are in Bhadrachalam, while two each are in Mulugu and Bhupalpally.
Secretary Disaster Management Rahul Bojja and other officials attended the meeting, an official release said.
