Thousands Of Fish Killed In Hyderabad After Flood Washes Garbage From Dumping Yard Into A Lake
In a tragic incident, thousands of fish were found dead in the Regulakunta lake in the Deepthisri Nagar area of Hyderabad after the water there was polluted by garbage due to flooding.
According to a report by The Times of India, due to the floods, garbage from the Serilingampally dumping yard had flown into the lake, resulting in the death of the fish.
Stench making life difficult??
Locals said that parts of the lake turned black due to the garbage mixing with the water and the fish had started dying 4-5 days back.
What is making matters worse is that the dead fish are still lying around raising a strong stench and adding to the smell of water from the dumping yard.
¡°Horrible smell of the rotting fish is emanating from the lake and every day we see more dead fish piling up. We have been keeping our doors and windows closed for days now,¡± Hanumanth Rao, a resident, told The Times of India.
Hyderabad, like most parts of Telangana, has been receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall in the past few days causing flooding in many areas.
Rains across Telangana
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a yellow alert to a few districts over the next three days indicating heavy rains.
Bhadradri Kothagudem district is the worst affected in Telangana due to the floods, and on Friday, the Indian Army joined the rescue and relief operations there.
Five teams of the Indian Army have also joined the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in rescue and relief operations.
A total 101 men of whom 68 from the Infantry, 10 medical professionals and 23 engineers reached Bhadrachalam. The Army has also positioned a helicopter for rescue operations.
The Tourism department has dispatched four special boats and men to Bhadradri district to assist in rescue and relief operations. The Fire department has also dispatched seven boats along with 210 life jackets and life boys.
Thousands displaced in Bhadradri
Bhadrachalam town and about 200 villages downstream remained inundated and cut off as the river recorded its highest flood level after three decades. Over 20,000 people have already been evacuated to relief camps.
With continuing inflows, the water level in the Godavari at Bhadrachalam dam stood at 70.50 feet. According to district collector D. Anudeep, 24,18,755 cusecs of water is being let out downstream. The highest flood level was 71.30 feet at 4 a.m., and it came down to 70.50. However, it is still much above the third flood level of 53 feet.
Several residential areas in the temple town and about 200 villages in Cherla, Dummugudem, Aswapuram, Burgampadu, Pinapaka, and Manugur mandals (blocks) along the course of the river were marooned and cut off.
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