About 1,500 people shifted to relief camps in Hyderabad following heavy rains
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Hyderabad (PTI): About 1,500 people living in low-lying areas here were shifted to relief camps as the Musi river was in spate following heavy rains in the city, officials said on Saturday. Other parts of Telangana also received heavy rains.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) said 10 relief camps were set up to provide shelter to those evacuated from low-lying areas.
Food and other essential items were being provided to those staying in the relief camps, it said in a release.
State Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan and other officials made field visits, including the flood-hit areas, for taking relief works.
The flood water entered the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS), a major bus complex in Telangana, prompting authorities to halt the bus services. Passengers waiting for buses in the complex were shifted out safely late on Friday.
Prabhakar said the government is taking measures to prevent loss of life and that it has set up relief camps.
He added that buses are being operated from alternative areas in the city in view of the flooding in the MGBS.
Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana continued to receive rains on Saturday. The Telangana Development Planning Society said 10.8 mm of rainfall was reported at Vijaynagar Colony and Shaikpet in the city during 8.30 am to 10 pm on Saturday.
Lingaipalle in Medak district received 105.8 mm of rainfall, followed by 92.5 mm of rain at Manoor in Sangareddy district, it said.
The Met Centrre issued an yellow alert and forecast that heavy rainn is very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Nirmal and other districts on September 28.
Thunderstorm is likely to continue at various places in the state during the next three days, it said.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who enquired about the situation following the heavy inflows in the Musi, directed officials to take precautionary measures by monitoring the situation in all localities adjacent to the river and shift people living in low-lying areas to relief camps if necessary.
The water level in Musi river rose after the gates of Hyderabad’s twin reservoirs -- Himayatsagar and Osmansagar -- were raised following the heavy rains.
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UP Cong holds statewide protest seeking probe into FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand
Lucknow (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Wednesday staged a statewide protest demanding a fair and transparent inquiry into the FIR lodged against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and those who filed the complaint against him.
In a statement issued here, the party said memorandums addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi were submitted through district magistrates in all districts of the state.
Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Manish Hindvi told PTI that the memorandums were handed over through the district administration in all 75 districts.
In the memorandum, the party alleged that Saraswati and his disciples were "unnecessarily harassed and humiliated" by police on the occasion of Amavasya and were prevented from taking a ritual bath (at the Magh Mela). It further alleged that some disciples were manhandled and taken to a police station.
The memorandum also claimed that an FIR was later registered against Saraswati, his disciple Swami Mukundanand Brahmachari and several unidentified persons in a sexual harassment case. It termed the case a "conspiracy" aimed at tarnishing the seer's reputation.
Citing Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution, the memorandum stated that these provisions guarantee religious freedom and the right of religious denominations to manage their own affairs.
It described the position of shankaracharya held by Saraswati as "one of the highest spiritual posts in Sanatan tradition" and alleged that the entire episode appeared to have been "orchestrated in a planned manner".
"We request that the background of the persons who got the FIR registered be investigated in a transparent manner by a retired high court judge and strict action be taken against them," the memorandum said.
It also sought a "fair and transparent probe" into the allegations levelled against Saraswati so that the truth could be established.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai had told reporters in Varanasi after meeting Saraswati that the party stood firmly with him.
The Congress said it would continue to press for an impartial inquiry into the entire episode.
On February 21, an FIR was lodged in Prayagraj against Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari on charges of sexually abusing two persons, including a minor, over the past year at a gurukul and religious congregations, including the recently concluded Magh Mela.
Days after he was booked, Saraswati had said on Monday that he would not oppose his arrest and asserted that the "fabricated story" would be exposed sooner or later.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Saraswati alleged that criminals rule in Uttar Pradesh, level allegations and influence investigations, as he denied having any contact with the two persons for whose alleged sexual abuse he has been booked.
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