Hyderabad: Heavy rains triggered the Kagna river to overflow in Vikarabad district, submerging the Mahadev Lingeshwar temple at Jeevangi in Basheerabad mandal. The temple, located on the riverbank, was engulfed as the river surged. A stationary private school bus was tied with ropes to prevent it from being swept away. Residents living near the river feared floodwaters would enter their homes.
In Tandur mandal, Veer Shettipally village remained cut off from the outside world since midnight Wednesday after the Kagna surrounded the settlement. Villagers alleged that no government assistance had reached them despite being stranded.
Kagna river floods cut off villages in Vikarabad
In Yalal mandal, the Juntipally project was overflowing, sending floodwaters into paddy fields under its ayacut. Farmers reported crop losses as fields submerged. The Viswanathpur bridge was inundated by a swollen stream, while in Tandur, Kokath and Kotpally, the Kagna flowed in full spate. Multiple streams and rivulets across the region were in flood.
From Wednesday night to Thursday morning, torrential rain intensified the river’s flow in Tandur, inundating cotton, red gram, green gram, and paddy crops. Farmers across the area reported severe agricultural losses.
