Hyderabad Municipal Corporation s Enforcement Vigilance & Disaster Management (EVDM) wing, in collaboration with IIT-Hyderabad, is developing an urban flood early warning system. The system aims to prevent loss of lives and enable early evacuation during heavy rainfall in the city. By analyzing rainfall data from the past two decades, the system will identify flood-prone areas.
A heavy downpour lasting just 30 minutes caused severe waterlogging and traffic chaos in Hyderabad on Monday evening. Videos and photos surfaced on social media of flooded roads in several areas of the city. The disruption prompted authorities to deploy teams to various locations to respond to water stagnation and tree fall incidents.