Hyderabad, June 2 -- Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) Commissioner AV Ranganath on Monday, June 1, warned that Hyderabad may face flooding due to high-intensity downpours this monsoon season.

The commissioner also said that the city may receive less rainfall this year, which could still trigger flooding. The monsoon season in Telangana is likely to begin on June 8; authorities have launched a massive pre-monsoon preparedness drive across the Cyberabad region to prevent urban flooding and traffic chaos.

Addressing a joint meeting of the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) and other departments on Monday, the Commissioner stressed that even a few hours of heavy rainfall can cripple traffic movement in th...