Heavy Rains Cause Palair Reservoir to Overflow in Telangana, Villagers Seek Help
Khammam (Telangana) [India], September 2: Due to heavy rainfall over the last two days, the Palair Reservoir and Munneru River in Khammam district have started overflowing. Water has entered many homes in Cheruvu Bazar, and villagers are complaining about inadequate relief measures from the state government.
Villagers’ Plight
Salman, a villager, reported that around 20 to 25 houses in the area have been flooded. He mentioned that the local corporator has been helpful, but there has been no other assistance from the state government. Salman said, “In our mohalla around 20 to 25 houses have been flooded, look at our stuff, we have no help or preparations for this. Our local corporator helped us a lot, but apart from that we have no help from the state government. Our locals, our women in the area helped us, and some other people in our area helped us with food. We are requesting the government to look at us and give us some help.”
Another villager, Razia, also complained about her house being flooded. She said, “A lot of water has entered our house, with our clothes and our belongings being soaked, but no one has come to help us in our time of need. When it comes to votes, they come here, meet us, salute us and call us amma, but no one has come here now. The Khammam collector has not come here, we tried calling them, but no one came. Everyone in the area is really angry and upset with the government. We wanted to have some food arranged for us but nobody listened.”
Government Response
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Telangana’s Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to inquire about the flood situation and the damages caused by the heavy rains, according to a release from the Telangana CMO.
Weather Forecast
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted very heavy to extremely heavy rain in isolated places in Nirmal, Nizamabad, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, and Kamareddy districts of Telangana. Thunderstorms and gusty winds are also expected in many districts.
Doubts Revealed
Telangana -: Telangana is a state in southern India. It has many cities and villages where people live and work.
Palair Reservoir -: A reservoir is a large man-made lake used to store water. The Palair Reservoir is one such lake in Telangana.
Munneru River -: The Munneru River is a river that flows through the Khammam district in Telangana. It can overflow when there is too much rain.
Khammam district -: Khammam is a district in Telangana. A district is like a big area that includes many towns and villages.
Cheruvu Bazar -: Cheruvu Bazar is a place in Khammam district where people live and have shops. It got flooded because of the heavy rains.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi -: Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India. He is the leader of the country and helps make important decisions.
CM Revanth Reddy -: Revanth Reddy is the Chief Minister (CM) of Telangana. He is the leader of the state government.
IMD -: IMD stands for India Meteorological Department. They predict the weather and tell us if it will rain or be sunny.
