Hyderabad, June 25 -- Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) held a review meeting with the traffic police to prepare for the rainy season on Tuesday, June 24.

Officials in the meeting discussed problems faced in the flood-affected areas and said that the flood holding tanks are filled one meter deep with just two hours of rain, which then takes a week to drain out. In response, HYDRAA commissioner AV Ranganath suggested studying the water level of the flood holding tanks and improving drainage efficiency.

Adding to this, a total of 349 areas in the Hyderabad, Rachakonda and Cyberabad commissionerates have been identified as being at risk of flooding. The HYDRAA commissioner has advised all the officials of t...