Heavy thunderstorm accompanied by high-speed winds on Tuesday, left a trail of destruction in Hyderabad, the cascading effect of which was felt throughout the night and the next day too.
Areas across the city experienced tedious power breakdowns owing to snapped power conductors and fallen tree branches. Teams from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Response Force received over 170 complaints of fallen tree branches on Tuesday and Wednesday. The areas to which power supply was interrupted include many colonies in Patancheru, along with Nampally, Begum Bazar, Banjara Hills, Asif Nagar, Charminar, Falaknuma, Lakdikapul, Film Nagar, Charminar, Kompally, Miralam and others.
Power supply was not restored to some of these areas even by 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Several residents from Deeptisri Nagar and Madinaguda resorted to social media, complaining that power had not been restored even by Wednesday evening. “There is no power from yesterday evening in Deepthisri Nagar. What’s the issue? Will it be restored quickly? In a city like Hyderabad if it is taking this much time it’s really pathetic,” read a post by Vinod, an X user.
