Hyderabad, Aug. 30 -- The twin reservoirs Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar discharged excess water on Friday morning, August 29, after gates were opened, shoving heavy inflows into the Musi River. Consequently, the Moosarambagh bridge was closed as a precautionary measure, while police installed barricades to prevent pedestrian and vehicular movement. Traffic was diverted through Golnaka bridge, leading to congestion on alternative routes.

The officials stated that a number of low-lying localities along the Musi are in alert mode, with areas like Kishanbagh, Jiyaguda, Malakpet, Puranapul, Afzalgunj, MGBS, Chaderghat, Golnaka, Dabeerpura and Amberpet being in danger of waterlogging and sudden flooding. The slum cluster residents along the ri...