About 1,500 people living in low-lying areas here were shifted to relief camps as the Musi river was in spate following heavy rains in the city, officials said on Saturday. Other parts of Telangana also received heavy rains. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) said 10 relief camps were set up to provide shelter to those evacuated from low-lying areas.
Food and other essential items were being provided to relief camps, it said, State Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan and other officials made field visits, including the flood-hit areas, for taking relief works.
