A flooded street after heavy rains at Mahboobganj in Malakpet constituency in Hyderabad. (PTI)
As the Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains in Telangana, the state government today decided to evacuate people from low-lying areas to safer places.
The IMD in its weather bulletin said, heavy to very heavy rains are likely to occur in isolated areas of Telangana.
Following the forecast, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao directed the officials concerned to take necessary steps and convene District Disaster Management Authority's meeting for the course of action to be followed in event of heavy rains, an official release said.
"The officials will have to identify areas that would be affected by rains and evacuate people from there. Drinking water and power supplies in those areas are to be kept ready. Necessary medical services are also to be made available to the affected people," the Chief Minister was quoted as saying in the release.
National Disaster Response Force, the Army and the Air Force will also be ready to extend services in case of emergency, it added.
Mr Rao also spoke to the Commissioners of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and the City Police and directed them to be ready to tackle the situation, it added.