Heavy Rains in AP:Update/Road Blockade

ranjitp1 · 3rd October 2009, 14:39

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Originally Posted by ubsmart

I am planning to travel from Rajahmundry to Hyderabad. Is it a safe bet?

Coming via Vijayawada is defi not advisable

vnabhi · 3rd October 2009, 14:42

Just heard from Ashish Pallod that Anurag is stuck at Sangole between Sangli and Pandharpur since morning, and may stay there today.
Ashish is giving regular updates to Avi and the rest. Thanks for rising to the occasion, Ashish! We are grateful to you.

jaaz · 3rd October 2009, 14:49

I'd planned a GOA trip from Bangalore on 1st October' 09 in a SRV, but cancelled late night after watching the situation on some Telugu News Channels. Almost all Telugu News Channels are beaming the Flood situation - 24 hours, but not much information from any Kannada Channels.

From Yesterday, the National English Channels have picked up the Visuals.

Karwar is also Cut off and NH 17 is not in good shape.

ASHISHPALLOD · 3rd October 2009, 16:11

for the people going toward hyd from goa,

panaji-parnem-sawantwadi---

--if pernem sawantwadi route is not clear, travel toward vengurla taking nh17. from vengurla continue on nh17 till the village wetore, turn right toward danoli, amboli.--

--sawantwadi-amboli---
---at amboli ask about situation at river hiryankeshi bridge near ajra, if it is clear, proceed toward ajra otherwise proceed toward belgaum and take nh4 from belgaum toward kolhapur.---

amboli--ajra-gadhinglaj-sankeshwar-nipani-kagal-kolhapur--

---at kolhapur, ask about flood situation in sangali and sangola, if it is clear, proceed toward sangali/miraj and sangola otherwise---

---kolhapur-satara-koregaon-pusegaon-pingali---

at pingali, ask about flood situation at mhaswad, today the river manganga is overflowing causing anurag p80 stuck at sangole, if mhaswad route is clear then proceed to mhaswad-pandharpur-solapur otherwise take ---

--pingali-dahiwadi-natepute-malsiras-akluj-tembhurni-nh9-solapur route.

ASHISHPALLOD · 3rd October 2009, 16:42

just got call from anurag.
sangole mangalvedha route is clear after almost 8 hours of flood.
he is on the way to mangalvedha.

Bhargava_sr · 3rd October 2009, 17:00

My Mom and Dad had been to Hyderabad last week and they were suppose to be back to Bangalore tomorrow morning, Still got stuck in Hyderabad.
All Trains and Buses are suspended, Flight Tickets are hiked drastically
6-7k is like too much for Economy Class from Hyd-Blr.

Is there any other better Route via Road to reach Bangalore from Hyderabad ?
I have heard that Hyd-Tirupathi roads are also blocked

ranjitp1 · 3rd October 2009, 18:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bhargava_sr

My Mom and Dad had been to Hyderabad last week and they were suppose to be back to Bangalore tomorrow morning, Still got stuck in Hyderabad.
All Trains and Buses are suspended, Flight Tickets are hiked drastically
6-7k is like too much for Economy Class from Hyd-Blr.

Is there any other better Route via Road to reach Bangalore from Hyderabad ?
I have heard that Hyd-Tirupathi roads are also blocked

Best option for them is to stay put in Hyd rather than get stuck in some unknown place in the middle of nowhere.Flights are the only option as of now which again are going out of schedule as the flights overfly the rain zones.All routes towards BLR go via Kurnool and Kurnool town is submerged and the HYD-Kurnool road is under water at several points.

MrinalSinha · 3rd October 2009, 18:53

Planning to visit Srisailum tomorrow. Any suggestions?

Pardus · 3rd October 2009, 20:13

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Planning to visit Srisailum tomorrow. Any suggestions?

Wake up buddy. Most of the roads leading to Srisailam is flooded. The last thing you want would be to end up being stuck between overflowing rivulets in the middle of the forest.

I was supposed to leave to HYD from BNG by car today morning @ 5am, fortunately saw the news at midnight and realised how lucky I was to have know the seriousness of flood situation.

prabingade · 3rd October 2009, 23:03

I just talked to Avinash who is planning to start at 10:00am tomorrow. I am planning to leave around 5:00am and take the route suggeted by Ashish on email to Avinash just a while back (waiting for the mail from Avinash on the same).

However, as a backup plan, I am thinking of taking the route via Pune.

I need suggestion on how best can I change from NH4 to NH9 without any traffic/road blocks?

I have access to the site through cell and keep updating at intervals on the road. I am sending a PM to Ranjit/Ashish/vnabhi my cell number.

thanks,
Prabin.

emkay456 · 4th October 2009, 15:16

The Bangalore - Nizamuddin Rajdhani and Karnataka Sampark Kranti were marooned at Raichur with floods on both sides. The passengers had to be evacuated using temporarily repaired roads to a nearest serviceable railhead and brought to Solapur to resume their journey in standby train rakes from there. Rajdhani passengers will probably reach Delhi 48 hours later than they would have expected.

vnabhi · 4th October 2009, 15:21

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Originally Posted by prabingade

I just talked to Avinash who is planning to start at 10:00am tomorrow. I am planning to leave around 5:00am and take the route suggeted by Ashish on email to Avinash just a while back (waiting for the mail from Avinash on the same).

However, as a backup plan, I am thinking of taking the route via Pune.

I need suggestion on how best can I change from NH4 to NH9 without any traffic/road blocks?

I have access to the site through cell and keep updating at intervals on the road. I am sending a PM to Ranjit/Ashish/vnabhi my cell number.

thanks,
Prabin.

Ashsish Pallod is the guy to contact on how to transgress from NH4 to NH9 without much pain.
Avinash has started from Panaji around 1230 pm and was near the Goa border when I chatted with him at around 1 pm.

emkay456 · 4th October 2009, 15:56

Today the cloud accumulation has shifted to the coast just off Mumbai. Expecting some heavy showers on the Western Mumbai suburbs presently and tomorrow.

vnabhi · 4th October 2009, 18:01

Here's an update on the Hyd guys returning from Goa----mobike008 has just reached Sankeshwar NH4 Jn and is proceeding to Kolhapur. He says it is raining heavily there.

I told him it is sunny today at Hyd, and he should be hopefully having no problems on the way.

ranjitp1 · 4th October 2009, 19:06

Some pictures from the local dailies on the condition of NH7.80 breaches have been reported at various points on the highway

HYD-Srisailam roads are still closed for traffic

Water levels have been reported to be rising @ Vijaywada & chennai highway is expected to be qffected.

3rd October 2009, 14:42	#17
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,999 Thanked: 2,429 Times View My Garage	Just heard from Ashish Pallod that Anurag is stuck at Sangole between Sangli and Pandharpur since morning, and may stay there today. Ashish is giving regular updates to Avi and the rest. Thanks for rising to the occasion, Ashish! We are grateful to you.
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3rd October 2009, 14:49	#18
jaaz BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Earth Posts: 674 Thanked: 678 Times	I'd planned a GOA trip from Bangalore on 1st October' 09 in a SRV, but cancelled late night after watching the situation on some Telugu News Channels. Almost all Telugu News Channels are beaming the Flood situation - 24 hours, but not much information from any Kannada Channels. From Yesterday, the National English Channels have picked up the Visuals. Karwar is also Cut off and NH 17 is not in good shape. Last edited by jaaz : 3rd October 2009 at 14:50.
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3rd October 2009, 16:11	#19
ASHISHPALLOD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MH42 Posts: 2,014 Thanked: 346 Times View My Garage	for the people going toward hyd from goa, panaji-parnem-sawantwadi--- --if pernem sawantwadi route is not clear, travel toward vengurla taking nh17. from vengurla continue on nh17 till the village wetore, turn right toward danoli, amboli.-- --sawantwadi-amboli--- ---at amboli ask about situation at river hiryankeshi bridge near ajra, if it is clear, proceed toward ajra otherwise proceed toward belgaum and take nh4 from belgaum toward kolhapur.--- amboli--ajra-gadhinglaj-sankeshwar-nipani-kagal-kolhapur-- ---at kolhapur, ask about flood situation in sangali and sangola, if it is clear, proceed toward sangali/miraj and sangola otherwise--- ---kolhapur-satara-koregaon-pusegaon-pingali--- at pingali, ask about flood situation at mhaswad, today the river manganga is overflowing causing anurag p80 stuck at sangole, if mhaswad route is clear then proceed to mhaswad-pandharpur-solapur otherwise take --- --pingali-dahiwadi-natepute-malsiras-akluj-tembhurni-nh9-solapur route.
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3rd October 2009, 16:42	#20
ASHISHPALLOD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MH42 Posts: 2,014 Thanked: 346 Times View My Garage	just got call from anurag. sangole mangalvedha route is clear after almost 8 hours of flood. he is on the way to mangalvedha.
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3rd October 2009, 17:00	#21
Bhargava_sr BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: HOSUR Posts: 318 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	My Mom and Dad had been to Hyderabad last week and they were suppose to be back to Bangalore tomorrow morning, Still got stuck in Hyderabad. All Trains and Buses are suspended, Flight Tickets are hiked drastically 6-7k is like too much for Economy Class from Hyd-Blr. Is there any other better Route via Road to reach Bangalore from Hyderabad ? I have heard that Hyd-Tirupathi roads are also blocked
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3rd October 2009, 18:53	#23
MrinalSinha BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 202 Thanked: 23 Times	Planning to visit Srisailum tomorrow. Any suggestions?
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3rd October 2009, 23:03	#25
prabingade BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 123 Thanked: 30 Times	I just talked to Avinash who is planning to start at 10:00am tomorrow. I am planning to leave around 5:00am and take the route suggeted by Ashish on email to Avinash just a while back (waiting for the mail from Avinash on the same). However, as a backup plan, I am thinking of taking the route via Pune. I need suggestion on how best can I change from NH4 to NH9 without any traffic/road blocks? I have access to the site through cell and keep updating at intervals on the road. I am sending a PM to Ranjit/Ashish/vnabhi my cell number. thanks, Prabin.
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4th October 2009, 15:16	#26
emkay456 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 387 Thanked: 7 Times	The Bangalore - Nizamuddin Rajdhani and Karnataka Sampark Kranti were marooned at Raichur with floods on both sides. The passengers had to be evacuated using temporarily repaired roads to a nearest serviceable railhead and brought to Solapur to resume their journey in standby train rakes from there. Rajdhani passengers will probably reach Delhi 48 hours later than they would have expected.
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4th October 2009, 15:56	#28
emkay456 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 387 Thanked: 7 Times	Today the cloud accumulation has shifted to the coast just off Mumbai. Expecting some heavy showers on the Western Mumbai suburbs presently and tomorrow.
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4th October 2009, 18:01	#29
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,999 Thanked: 2,429 Times View My Garage	Here's an update on the Hyd guys returning from Goa----mobike008 has just reached Sankeshwar NH4 Jn and is proceeding to Kolhapur. He says it is raining heavily there. I told him it is sunny today at Hyd, and he should be hopefully having no problems on the way.
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4th October 2009, 19:06	#30
ranjitp1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 3,720 Thanked: 1,936 Times	Some pictures from the local dailies on the condition of NH7.80 breaches have been reported at various points on the highway HYD-Srisailam roads are still closed for traffic Water levels have been reported to be rising @ Vijaywada & chennai highway is expected to be qffected. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by ranjitp1 : 4th October 2009 at 19:09.
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