The continuous spells of rains have flooded the twin reservoirs - Osman Sagar and Himayath Sagar - of the city.
The authorities of the Osman Sagar and the Himayath Sagar have opened the gates of the lakes leading to floods in the Musi river.
The authorities have released 6,000 cusecs of water from the Himayath Sagar reservoir and 5,000 cusecs of Water from the Osman Sagar reservoir.
The Musi is consequently overflowing with the flood waters at the Chaderghat bridge. The officials of the GHMC and the police department have taken steps to avoid any untoward incident in the city due to that. They suspended the movement of traffic at Moosaram Bagh and along the Chaderghat bridge, and declared high alert in the Chaderghat and Sankar Nagar areas. They have also issued warnings asking the residents to not let their children come near the banks of the Musi river.