The popular bridge over the swollen Musi river, Puranapul, was closed for traffic after cracks were spotted on one of the pillars.
Police said traffic originating from Hussaini Alam and Bahadurpura side and from Karwan and Ziaguda on the opposite side was redirected.
The traffic police blockaded the bridge on the two sides late Sunday after one of the pillars was discovered to be damaged. A portion of the commuters furthermore complained of vibrations.
The Puranapul is an important connection between the old city and regions like Karwan, Dhoolpet, Mehdipatnam, Ziyaguda, Tappachabutra, and Asifnagar on the opposite side.
The closing of the bridge prompted traffic jams on the streets on either side of the river. As the traffic was redirected towards the parallel Musallam Jung bridge, it additionally prompted traffic to grumble on that bridge that connects High Court and encompassing regions to Begum Bazar on the opposite side.
Puranapul is the third bridge over Musi to be shut for traffic following weighty rains and flash floods that battered the city twice over the previous one week.
Moosarambagh causeway and Chaderghat causeway over the river was at that point shut for commuters after they were flooded.
The Musi waterway is as of now in spate because of the release of water from the Himayat Sagar reservoir upstream. For the second time in seven days, its gates were opened on Sunday following Saturday night’s substantial downpours to give surplus water access to the river.
As indicated by Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board, the level at Himayat Sagar is 1,762.80 against its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 1763.500 feet.
While four gateways of the 17 gates of the dam were opened after hefty downpours on October 17 night, 13 entryways were opened on October 14.
The authorities state this is the first time after 20 years that Musi is seeing floods.
It has immersed numerous regions along the river banks, particularly at Chaderghat and Moosarambagh.
History specialists state a large number of individuals passed away in the incredible deluge of September 28, 1908, when Musi river burst its banks following hefty rainfall.
It was after this destruction that then Nizam of Hyderabad State had constructed Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar upstream to control the floods. These reservoirs were the main sources of drinking water until a couple of years back.
Seven additional people, including three children, passed away in Hyderabad on Sunday, raising the Telangana flood count to 61 as substantial overnight downpours set off by numerous weather systems swamped new regions.
