Municipal commissioners across Telangana have been directed to stay put in their respective headquarters and ensure the already established control rooms are working round-the-clock to deal with the heavy rains and resultant flooding to prevent any loss of life.
Special Chief Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Arvind Kumar and Director of Municipal Administration N. Satyanarayana have stated that there will no leaves till the rainfall subsides and all the leaves sanctioned already stand cancelled and municipal staff have to attend office everyday with the control rooms to be working in three shifts in view of more heavy rains forecast by the Met department.
In a recent meeting with the municipal commissioners, they have asked the field level officers appointed to monitor the flood situation to maintain continuous vigilance over the identified vulnerable points and take precautionary measures.
