Hyderabad, Aug. 16 -- Telangana Roads and Buildings (R&B)Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy reviewed the situation of roads on Saturday, August 16, following heavy rains in the state and noted that flood damage has been recorded at 454 locations, affecting 629 km of roads under the R&B network.

In a review meeting with special chief secretary Vikas Raj and other senior officials, the minister said that so far, 22 stretches of roads have been washed away, out of which four have been temporarily restored to facilitate traffic.

Connectivity was disrupted at 108 critical locations, out of which 71 have been cleared, while work is underway at the remaining points.

The minister stated that temporary restoration must be carried out immediately...