Hyderabad, Aug. 8 -- The Hyderabad Disaster Response Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA) commissioner AV Ranganath was on his feet till late midnight on Thursday, August 7, post heavy rains in Hyderabad as HYDRAA officials attempted to clear waterlogging near the Shaikpet flyover between Gachibowli and Mehdipatnam. He supervised the rescue efforts at Osmania Colony near Malkam Cheruvu and attempted to clear traffic in the area.

On Friday morning, August 8, he reviewed the situation on the ground in those areas, in an attempt to understand the causes for the flooding, and to look for ways to prevent it in the near future.

He was informed by officials that due to heavy inflows into Malkam Cheruvu and lesser outflows, the main...