"People rescued, food relief provided," says Khammam MP Reddy on unprecedented rains
Sep 02, 2024
Khammam (Telangana) [India], September 2 : The water level of the Munneru River has increased in Khammam's Prakash Nagar in Telangana. Congress MP from Khammam, Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy said that the floods have caused damage to houses and the people have been rescued.
"It's not raining now...But due to the flood houses have been damaged...People have been rescued...Food relief has been provided...Rehabilitation work is also underway..." said the Congress MP.
Khammam District Collector Muzammil Khan has described the floods as "unprecedented" and one that was not witnessed in the region for the last 30 years.
"We are experiencing severe floods in our district unlike in the past 30 years because of the 200mm rains. I appreciate all the work taken up by the officials, public representatives and others over the past 2 days. We could save many lives because of this," said Muzammil Khan while speaking to ANI.
"Now, we are going forward with making the required necessities and rehabilitation centres. We will also focus on health camps, the availability of food grains, and elderly and handicapped people. All the people should be alert. We have faced an unprecedented floods and many problems with it. I assure you that all the necessities will be provided by the government," Muzammil Khan added
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will also inspect the flood-affected areas in Khammam on Monday after having a meeting on the damage caused by the rain, and flood relief measures at the Integrated Command Control Centre in Hyderabad on Monday morning.
In a post on X, the CM also shared the details of the order given by him to the officials following the relief and rescue operation.
Notably, the railway track between Tadla Pusapalli and Mahabubabad in Telangana has been washed away on Sunday due to the incessant rainfall. Restoration work is underway.
