Hyderabad gropes in dark as rains play havoc
Updated Jul 8, 2021, 7:21 am IST
Madhapur area experienced a total of 65.8 mm of rain, whereas the normal rain expected was 4 mm
The city will witness cloudy sky throughout the day, accompanied by moderate to heavy rain at isolated places, for the next few days. (DC Image)
Hyderabad: As rains, accompanied by heavy winds, continued to lash Hyderabad on Wednesday night, which went on till early Thursday morning, the state capital witnessed waterlogging, uprooting of trees and electricity poles being damaged, leading to massive disruption of power supply across the city for over 24 hours in many parts of Hyderabad.
Arushi Chaddha s father was dying. The oxygen supply of the hospital, like in hospitals across Delhi, was running on fumes. Most people knew, or knew of someone who had died. Her only hope was the kindness of strangers.
On April 23, at 11.30 am, Chaddha posted on Instagram: Lungs damaged. Oxygen level dropped to 70. Hospital is refusing to keep my father for more than a couple of hours due to the shortage of medical oxygen. My father will die.
In a short while, her DM was inundated with messages offering leads. One such message was from Suhail Shetty, who took down Chaddha s details and made several phone calls to his friends and relatives to get an oxygen concentrator. On April 25, at 2.20 am, he managed to arrange one.
Dr P A Mary Anitha with a child | Photo Credit:
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At a time when most of the country is confined indoors, thousands of Indians are finding simple, yet powerfully effective ways meal prep, pet care, grocery runs, and social support to name a few to help friends, neighbours and strangers through the Coronavirus pandemic
“Everyone is looking for ways to help,” says Deepthi Tanikella, a Chennai-based entrepreneur who has been providing home cooked meals to isolating, COVID-positive people in her neighbourhood for the past month. “I came across an Instagram post by Harshini Sridhar, asking if anyone would be willing to cook for patients. I cook for my family everyday, all I needed to do was make some more,” she recalls.