Hyderabad News

Since the district received heavy rains in the last monsoon, all the  water  bodies in the district are brimming Medak :  Water  bodies in erstwhile Medak district have turned into death traps with at least 100 people meeting with a watery grave in them in the past three months since October 1. Since the district received heavy rains in the last monsoon, all the  water  bodies in the district are brimming. While a good number of people drowned when they ventured into the  water  bodies for fishing, most of them died after they accidentally slipped into the waters. While Medak district recorded 50 deaths, Sangareddy and Siddipet districts recorded 36 and 14 deaths respectively during October- December. On an average, the erstwhile district reported at least one death in every  water  body. Since the  water  bodies were brimming, they attracted people, many of whom drowned when they ventured into the tanks for fish...