Telangana rains: Red alert issued till 27 July; educational institutions to remain shut

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Heavy rain lashes Delhi, Noida; waterlogging situation on ITO road. Check updates In view of incessant rains, Telangana Education Minister Sabita Indra Reddy has declared holidays for all educational institutions in the state on 26-27 July. The announcement was made on the direction of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, officials said.

Moreover, advisory has also been issued for IT firms in Hyderabad. The Cyberabad Commissionerate in Hyderabad has advised IT companies to let their employees leave offices in phases to avoid traffic jams. An advisory issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Madhapur zone) said companies located on IKEA to Cyber Towers Road should see that their staff leave office at 3 PM in the Phase 1.

It said that the firms located on IKEA and those surrounding Biodiversity junction and Raidurgam stretch should make their employees log out of work at 4.30 PM in the second phase. In the third phase, companies located in Financial District/Gachibowli should allow their employees to leave offices at 6 pm. The IT hub of the city which falls under the jurisdiction of Cyberabad Commissionerate usually witnesses heavy flow of traffic especially during the peak hours in the morning and evening Rivulets and other water bodies were in spate at various places in the state following the heavy rains leading to damage to disruption of road links and standing crops.

crops in about five thousand acres in the district suffered damage due to the downpour, PTI has reported citing an official release. GHMC Mayor Vijaya Lakshmi R Gadwal asked officials to be alert in view of forecast of heavy rains during the next couple of days and take steps to see that people do not face any problems, a GHMC release said. Observing