Minister for Roads & Buildings and Legislative Affairs V. Prashanth Reddy along with District Collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu visited flood-affected areas in and around Velpur in Nizamabad district on Tuesday, following extremely heavy rainfall of 46.3 cm (463 mm) recorded there during Monday night to Tuesday morning period.
The Minister stated that the record rainfall occurred within a matter of six hours inundating several localities in the mandal headquarters town, breaches suffered to two minor irrigation tanks — Marsukunta Cheruvu and Kadi Cheruvu. Parts of roads were washed away and the police station building there was marooned.
Minor irrigation tanks at Janakampet and Pachhala Nadakuda were also breached, roads were damaged and silt was formed in farm fields. The Minister instructed the authorities to shift people in the inundated areas as also those living in buildings in dilapidated condition to relief camps and provide facilities there. He also assured the farmers of necessary assistance.
