Hyderabad, June 15 -- Concrete slabs laid over stormwater drains have emerged as one of the primary causes of flooding in the city, according to HYDRAA Chief AV Ranganath.

On Monday, June 15, the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) Commissioner visited Jubilee Garden (Kondapur), Shamshabad, Attapur, and Ramdevbaba Nagar.

Closed drains result in accumulated silt and large amounts of garbage in low-lying areas. Thus, water gets stagnant. It is mostly seen in Jubilee Gardens, Shamshabad, Attapur, and Ramdevbabangar in the Kondapur area.

Floodwaters from Botanical Gardens, Sri Ramnagar, and the Kondapur Police Battalion are designed to flow into Mondi Kunta near Meenakshi Towers. However, clogged silt has inund...