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The 2000 Hyderabad floods were a series of floods that caused extensive damage and loss of life as a result of flash flooding in
Hyderabad, India Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the '' de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern In ...
in 2000.
Begumpet Begumpet ("Begum's Place") is a part of Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Begumpet is named after the daughter of the sixth Nizam (Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI), Basheer Unnisa Begum, who received it as part of her wedding dowry when ...
was the most impacted after a deluge of 241.5 mm was recorded on 24 August 2000.


Aftermath

In cooperation with
Geological Survey of India The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is a scientific agency of India. It was founded in 1851, as a Government of India organization under the Ministry of Mines, one of the oldest of such organisations in the world and the second oldest survey ...
(GSI) the then
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
state government formed Kirloskar committee. According to the committee findings; a 390 km of drain area was illegally occupied by 13,500 structures due to which
urban flooding Urban flooding is the inundation of land or property in a built environment, particularly in more densely populated areas, caused by rainfall overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems, such as storm sewers. Although sometimes triggered by even ...
occurs.


See also

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2020 Hyderabad floods The 2020 Hyderabad floods were a series of floods associated with Deep Depression BOB 02 that caused extensive damage and loss of life as a result of flash flooding in Hyderabad, India in October 2020. Among the most affected areas were Balapu ...
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Great Musi Flood of 1908 The Great Musi Flood was a devastating flood that occurred on 28 September 1908 in Hyderabad on the banks of Musi river. The city of Hyderabad was the capital of the Hyderabad State, ruled by the Nizam, Mir Mahbub Ali Khan. The flood, locally k ...


References

2020 floods The following is a list of major floods. List of notable floods 20th century BC * Jishi Gorge outburst flood about 1920 BC 14th century * Saint Marcellus's flood a storm tide is also called the "Second St. Marcellus flood". * St. Mary M ...
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