Hyderabad: Following heavy rains under the influence of Cyclone Montha which entered the state on Wednesday, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has put the entire state administration on alert.

He asked the officials to take up emergency measures to protect paddy and cotton harvests at all procurement centres and stop vehicular traffic on all overflowing roads and bridges on war footing in the districts affected by heavy rains.

He also directed the deployment of disaster management teams to assist the affected people.

During a review meeting, the officials briefed the Chief Minister that the impact of cyclone is expected to be more severe in erstwhile Khammam, Warangal and Nalgonda districts. As Hyderabad was witnessing heavy rains, Revanth Reddy ordered the local civic authorities to deplo

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