Rain floods roads in Warangal

Warangal: Warangal city received heavy rainfall on Sunday morning inundating low-lying areas within Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC). Residents of many colonies are suffering as rainwater has entered their homes.

Certain citizens observed that the city looks more like a pond after the rains. They blamed negligence of GWMC officials and public representatives for the situation.

Resident of Srinagar Colony Santhosh Manduva said, "Officials have failed to address the issue of poor drainage system in several colonies, which is repeatedly resulting in them getting submerged during rains. Despite Warangal being a designated Smart City, its citizens suffer whenever it rains."

Meanwhile, GWMC has announced helpline numbers 1800-425-1980, 97019-99645 and 79971-00300 for citizens to complain in case of distress due to rains.

Warangal Urban district collector Rajeev Gandhi Hanumanthu and GWMC mayor Gundu Sudharani inspected several flooded areas in the city. They directed officials to initiate measures for draining out the floodwater.

Hanumanthu said, "Citizens can use helpline numbers mentioned to WhatsAPP photos of situation in their locality. DRF teams will immediately attend to the issue," he assured.