City collapses under rains

Hyderabad

Sept. 1: Four buildings including a dilapidated government maternity outpatient block collapsed on Tuesday following heavy rain on Monday. Water continued to stagnate on the roads, slowing down vehicular traffic on arterial routes.
Contributing to the chaos was 28.4 mm of rain that fell up to 8.30 pm on Tuesday.
Though no casualties were reported, the outpatient block of the government maternity hospital in Sanjeev Reddy Nagar. Dr Sridevi of the hospital said they do not admit patients but would refer them to Nilou-fer Hospital after check up.
Three small houses collapsed in Addagutta in Secunderabad. Rain water entered houses at Sindhi Colony and Bapubagh as the Picket nala was overflowing.
The Shaikpet nala overflowed and water entered houses at Indiramma Nagar and NTR Nagar.
Traffic came to a halt between Jubilee Hills check post and the Punjagutta Smashana Vatika road due to water stagnation. The central emergency cell of the GHMC received complaints of rain water stagnation on main roads at Oliphanta bridge, MG Road Paradise, Malakpet-Chaderghat road, IBP Petrol Bunk at Begumpet, Narayanguda, Mahmoodguda apart from other areas.
Power supply was disrupted in several areas following heavy rain. Officials of Central Discom said supply was restored all over the city by 9 pm.
Elsewhere, the Hyderabad district collector, Mr Navin Mittal, said Rs 1 lakh ex-gratia was being given to the family of Mujeeb, who died due to electrocution following heavy rain on Sunday.
He announced compensation for damage due to Sunday’s rain: Rs 5,000 for damage to utensils, clothes and damaged houses. The compensation was Rs 6,000 for fully damaged houses.