Unsung Heroes Brave Floods and Save Villagers in Mahabubabad District
WARANGAL: When the lives of countless people from Mahbubabad district were in peril after heavy rain and floodwaters started overflowing from lakes, 52 of which breached, rescue came from unexpected quarters.
At midnight on August 31, when everyone was in deep sleep, the Pedda Cheruvu at Ravirala breached and floodwater flooded the village.
One K. Lakshmi woke up suddenly and noticed that some of the vessels in her house were floating in water. She alerted her family and went around the colony waking up other villagers. Many of them rushed to the terrace of their houses. While 72 houses were damaged, rescuers arrived eight hours later.
Nellikudur sub-inspector Ch. Ramesh Babu received a phone call from some persons, who said that they were stranded in a RTC bus near the Ravirala bus stop. The official arranged for an earthmover vehicle and rescued 11 passengers.
A RTC bus heading to Mahbubabad from Vemulawada with 45 passengers, including 32 women and children, was stranded on a flooded culvert near Thopanapalli village. Driver Srinivas manoeuvred the vehicle to a slightly elevated place. The passengers called their family members who alerted the police. They were rescued after 10 hours.
Ch. Nagesh, sub-inspector of Sirole mandal, received a phone call from villagers of Sitaram thanda seeking help as they were stranded in floodwater. Along with a team, Nagesh rescued around 100 villagers who were stranded in the waters of the Akeru vagu around 3 am.
Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy appreciated the Sirole SI for his courageous efforts in rescuing an aged woman,whom he carried after putting her in a sack made of saris.
