A flood alert has been issued for districts around the Krishna and Godavari rivers in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh after the meteorological department forecast more rains for the next four days. Administration in five Telangana districts were put on high alert and evacuation of low-lying areas in riparian towns and villages was ordered since the rivers are in full spate from heavy rains. Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao held a review meeting and ordered the state machinery to be alert for any eventuality across vulnerable areas. “The meeting of the sate cabinet scheduled to take place tomorrow (Monday) has been cancelled due to heavy rains. (With inputs from agencies)Also | In pics: Andhra rains turn roads into rivers, parking lots submerged

Source: Hindustan Times September 25, 2016 13:52 UTC