Rains: Revanth Reddy Puts Officials On High Alert

In view of Telangana witnessing incessant heavy to very heavy rains, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy today reviewed the situation and asked officials to be vigilant round the clock for taking up rescue and relief operations.

The Chief Minister spoke with ministers Bhatti Vikramarka, Uttam Kumar Reddy, Tummala Nageswara Rao, Damodara Raja Narasimha and Jupalli Krishna Rao over the phone and enquired about the relief operations in the submerged areas.

He also held a teleconference with higher officials, including Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari, DGP Jitender, and the municipal administration, energy, panchayati raj, HYDRA and irrigation departments, and asked them to be alert in the next 24 hours.

The CM also ordered the various district Collectors, SPs, and revenue, irrigation and municipal officials to conduct field visits in the flood-hit habitations.

Specific instructions were issued to all officials of the important departments to cancel their leaves and join relief and rescue operations immediately in the rain-ravaged districts.

The officials of the emergency wings were asked to also send updates on heavy rains at the field level to the CMO from time to time, and to take immediate relief measures in the flood-hit areas.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister appealed to the people not to venture out of their homes unless in an emergency. Citizens living in the low-lying areas have been advised to be more vigilant and inform the authorities over the phone in case they required any emergency assistance.

Reddy also directed the ministers, MPs, MLAs and MLCs to stay in their respective areas and take up relief operations. Congress workers were also requested to be on alert round the clock and contribute their services in the relief activities.