IMD sounds red alert for Telangana, forecasts heavy rain for next three days. Know more
Northern India to receive heavy rainfall on Wed-Thu, says IMD Officials from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation have already urged people in the city to avoid unnecessary travel and step outdoors only if essential. The Director of Enforcement for Vigilance and Disaster Management assured in a tweet that Disaster Response Force teams had been put on alert.
Citizens can also reach out to the GHMC via telephone for assistance. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan also urged people to take note of the alert and stay safe 'as a precautionary measure'.
Meanwhile, the BJP's Telangana unit has postponed its upcoming dharna in light of the forecast. The agitation was to be held on Tuesday to mount pressure on the BRS government to implement its promise of double bedroom houses for poor.
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