The Telangana government has declared multiple holidays on Wednesday and Thursday in Greater Hyderabad in view of incessant rains. With many parts of the city and suburbs still waterlogged and sans electricity, authorities further declared a holiday for online classes for schools and colleges.

As per reports, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao and Animal Husbandry Minister T. Srinivas Yadav held an emergency meeting with city officials to take stock of the situation. The officials announced a holiday for all private institutions, offices and non-essential services within Outer Ring Road (ORR) with work from Home advisory.

In a tweet, Director-General of Police M. Mahender Reddy has urged people to stay indoors. "It's time again to restrain yourselves from coming out. People are requested to reach your police on #Dial100 & DRF teams on 040-29555500 for assistance," People are advised to stay indoors unless it's an emergency, said the Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar.

"Traffic Advisory is for your safety and security. Pl follow them. Our officers have been working since last night to see that minimum inconvenience is caused to you. I just saw many onlookers coming on roads near Jahanuma. Please avoid coming on roads till water recedes," he tweeted.

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