HYDERABAD: A brief but in - tense downpour on Wednes - day evening during
rush hour
brought traffic to a standstill in many areas in the city. The drizzle turned into heavy rain suddenly. Though it lasted for only about 30 min - utes, most roads were flooded, leading to massive traffic jams. For instance, the dip in the sloped stretch abutting the graveyard at Road No.
3 on Banjara Hills turned into a cesspool within minutes. The city received an average of 27.4 mm rainfall on Wednes - day, the highest in the state. Within
GHMC
limits, Nampal - ly recorded the highest rainfall for the day at 85 mm, followed by Bandlaguda at 81.3 mm, as per data from Telangana Devel - opment Planning Society.
The enforcement vigilance and disaster management de - partment received 25 emer - gency complaints between 2 pm to 7 pm. These included tree falls and water stagnation complaints. Other parts of the state also saw
heavy rainfall
.
Khammam got average rainfall of 8.7 mm, followed by Medchal-Malkaj - giri at 8.2 mm, Rangareddy at 6.7 mm, Sangareddy at 6 mm, Bhadradri Kothagudem at 5.2 mm, and Yadadri Bhuvanagri at 4.9 mm. Districts such as Na - garkurnool, Nirmal, Nalgonda, Jayashankar, Wanaparthy, Jogulamba Gadwal, Karimna - gar and Mulugu saw no rainfall.
Metro services
disrupted The rain disrupted Hy - derabad Metro Rail services briefly due to tripping of an incoming Transco feeder at MGBS station. The issue was resolved within seven minutes and train services soon resumed normal Short but intense rain hits city traffic during rush hour Just 30 minutes of heavy rainfall in Hyderabad on Wednesday evening brought the city to a grinding halt, with busy stretches of road jammed and major roads flooded RAIN CHART (In mm) Nampally 85 Bandlaguda 81.3 Charminar 79.8 Kukatpally 75.8 Khairatabad 74 Asifnagar 59 Serilingampally 46.3 operations.
The brief disrup - tion accompanied with rains caused massive rush at metro stations. A bank official on the way home to Chandanagar from her office in Banjara Hills said, “First, I tried booking the cab, which showed a fare between `1,600 and `1,800 compared to around `500 everyday. Then I decided to take the metro, which was de - layed. There was absolutely no space to even step inside. After missing around five trains, I managed to get in.”
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