AMN

Telangana Chief Minister Chandrashekhar Rao instructed Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar to ask the district Collectors to be on high alert since the State is likely to witness heavy rains over the next couple of days as per the India Meteorological Department reports.

Chief Secretary conducted a teleconference with senior officials and district Collectors and apprised them of the heavy to very heavy rainfall threat across the State and need to be vigilant. He asked them to focus on ensuring that there is no loss of human life.

Chief Secretary also asked the Collectors to ensure that all the officials in the district are available in the headquarters and no leave is allowed. Low lying areas should be identified and relief camps should be kept ready. Meanwhile, Irrigation department Special Chief Secretary Rajat Kumar instructed the officials working at various irrigation projects to be on alert and constantly monitor inflows.