Telangana floods: Congress under fire as videos, photos of roads caving in amid rainfall go viral (WATCH)
By Shweta Kumari | First Published Sep 2, 2024, 4:41 PM ISTIncessant heavy rains continued to lash Telangana for the second consecutive day on Monday, causing widespread damage to government and private properties in the state, running into thousands of crores.
Incessant heavy rains continued to lash Telangana for the second consecutive day on Monday, causing widespread damage to government and private properties in the state, running into thousands of crores.
Heavy rain led to large-scale flooding and waterlogging, along with massive disruptions to road and rail traffic.
Latest Videos
The unrelenting heavy rains for the last two days have wreaked havoc, severely damaging electricity poles, power sub-stations, state and road highways, bridges, and culverts. The gravel under railway tracks in Mahabubabad, Khammam, and Warangal was washed away, and crops in lakhs of acres were submerged in flood water.
Scary situation in & AP.
ISIS toilet cleaners mock BJP if any such situation occurs in a BJP ruled state, don't be like them..
Be a sane human and pray for people of Telangana & AP.. pic.twitter.com/AcuxZE9Oxx
A bridge built by in Kamareddy, Telangana, collapsed after being washed away due to the Khata-khat corruption.
If you’re stepping out on Congress-built infrastructure in Telangana, reaching your destination in one piece is nothing short of a miracle. pic.twitter.com/r5MOS2s7K5
Telangana : A road is broken due to heavy rain fall/flood.
It's very normal in such conditions, nobody can do anything.
A few days ago a similar pic was clicked in Gujarat and entire INDI alliance & ISIS toilet cleaner gang had started abusing Gujarat model.
Abuse Congress's… pic.twitter.com/vbMYyPYc7j
Meanwhile, the Paleru bridge that connects Andhra Pradesh and Telangana was closed off as the road caved in and water levels went up.
The Paleru bridge that connects Andhra and Telangana closed off as the road caves in and water levels go up pic.twitter.com/pPi5zHtc6e
— Akshita Nandagopal (@Akshita_N)Many users shared videos on X (formerly Twitter) of bridges being washed away due to heavy rain in the state and shamed Congress party for poor infrastructure, accusing the party of corruption.
Now Dhruv Rathee will make a video on How Modi is responsible for rains in Telangana 🤡 https://t.co/F8pe9vzBla
— @Ganesh4APBJP (@Ganesh4ApBJP)
"In Telangana the roads are broken due to rain but in Gujarat because of BJP and Modi" - Zubair 🤡 https://t.co/idsppbu052
— Varun Kumar Rana (@VarunKrRana)A user wrote, "This is a common thing during the rainy season that wherever there is a flood, the condition of the roads deteriorates. This is nothing new, but the propaganda that Congress does is only to show people that we are with them."
This is a common thing during the rainy season that wherever there is a flood, the condition of the roads deteriorates. This is nothing new, but the propaganda that Congress does is only to show people that we are with them.
— Nilesh Kumar Tiwari (@NILESH042)"Most corrupt state government is Telangana state government," another commented.
Most corrupt state government is Telangana state government.
— Adarsh Anand (@ExplorerAdarsh)The Congress government has made a preliminary assessment and concluded that it will require over Rs 850 crore to repair damages and breaches caused to minor irrigation tanks, bunds, weirs, sluice, and canals alone.
Assessment of damages and loss caused to major irrigation projects, electricity supply and distribution network infrastructure, crops in lakhs of acres, state and national highways, bridges, culverts, and other govt and private properties is yet to be done.
Rain situation
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the depression that has been triggering heavy rains over the last two days across the shores of north and south Andhra Pradesh and Odisha moved northwestward to pass the southern state's coast early on Sunday near Kalingapatnam. About 90 km to the northwest of Visakhapatnam and 120 km to the east of Malkangiri, the weather system is focused over south Odisha and the neighbouring north and northeast of Andhra Pradesh.
An official stated, "During the next 24 hours, it is likely to weaken into a well-marked low pressure area as it moves west-northwestward across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh."
subscribe to Asianet Newsable WhatsApp channel by clicking here. For more reliable and latest news
subscribe to Asianet Newsable Telegram channel by clicking here.