Hyderabad, Sep 26 : Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar has directed District Collectors to keep vigil on Gulab Toofan which may show its impact in the entire state from Sunday evening for the next two days.

The Chief Secretary who held a teleconference from New Delhi, with the District Collectors in the wake of the Meteorological Department warning of heavy rains in the state for the coming two days asked to open special control rooms in all the districts to monitor the flood situation and gave the following Directions.

The Met Department announced red alert to North Telangana and Orange alert to South Telangana Districts. To work in coordination with police and other line departments. To be alert on low lying areas and keep vigil and to take necessary measures on the tanks likely to breach. To take services of NDRF if necessary. To keep a vigil on such places where people are likely to cross over to the other side during overflow of the streams. To appoint special officers in every mandal to avoid any Human and Asset loss. Relief measures to prevent any loss during flood with the help of locals.

The Officers and Staff of GHMC should be alert in the wake of rising water levels in Himayath Sagar & Osman Sagar Reservoirs, and to monitor the rising water levels constantly and also keep vigil and monitor the rising levels of all the tanks in the state.

Special Chief Secretary, Roads and Buildings, Sunil Sharma, Principal Secretary, Disaster Management, Rahul Bojja, Secretary Panchayat Raj and Power, Sandeep Kumar Sultania, GHMC Commissioner,
Lokesh Kumar participated in the teleconference from Hyderabad along with all the district collectors, an official release here said tonight.(UNI)