Hyderabad: The TGSRTC has restored operations on Sunday afternoon from MGBS, which was suspended due to heavy River Musi floods from Friday Midnight.

The TGSRTC officials sources TGSRTC services has been temporarily suspended all operations from MGBS, rerouting services to alternative boarding points across the city on Saturday and Sunday.

According to the advisory, services to Adilabad, Karimnagar, Medak and Nizamabad are now operating from JBS. Services to Warangal and Hanamkonda are being dispatched from Uppal Crossroads. Buses to Suryapet, Nalgonda and Vijayawada are operating from LB Nagar. Services to Mahbubnagar, Kurnool, and Bengaluru are departing from Aramghar.

Meanwhile, a stretch between Koti and Dilsukhnagar has been temporarily cut off due to heavy inundation and traffic was diverted to the Inner Ring Road.

The MGBS is one of the major bus stations in Hyderabad, was inundated on Saturday after the Musi River swelled beyond control, leaving scores of passengers stranded and disrupting services. The flooding was triggered by heavy inflows into the city’s twin reservoirs Osmansagar and Himayatsagar  following several days of incessant rain.

Authorities, faced with rising reservoir levels, opened 24 gates on Friday evening to discharge water downstream. The release, which peaked at 35,000 cusecs, resulted in a sudden surge in Musi levels. Officials noted that the river has not witnessed such high flows in recent memory.

Floodwater entered the terminal, submerging large sections of the premises and forcing passengers to evacuate. DRF and SDRF personnel intensified rescue operations.

Apart from the bus station, low-lying areas bore the brunt of the discharge. Colonies in Bandlaguda Jagir were inundated, prompting municipal teams and the DRF to undertake relief efforts. Secunderabad’s Patny nala and Nallagutta localities also reported severe flooding.

According to the IMD sources the highest rainfall was recorded at Papannapet in Medak with 10.5 cm, followed by Manoor in Sangareddy (9.25 cm) and Nallabelly in Warangal (9.15 cm).

The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Sunday, forecasting heavy rains in five districts are Adilabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Vikarabad, and Sangareddy. In the 24-hour rainfall record, Monimpet (Vikarabad) topped the charts with 15.13 cm, while Moinabad (Rangareddy) received 11.85 cm and Shabad (Rangareddy) 11.83 cm. The state average rainfall stood at 26.9 mm against the normal 3.5 mm.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday took stock of the Musi flood situation and directed officials to take precautionary measures in all low-lying areas and evacuate residents to safer locations. He said rehabilitation measures would be provided to the evacuated families in relief camps.