HYDERABAD: On Saturday, in order to launch food distribution drives following heavy rains, Indian Army and National Disaster Response Force swung into action. After MET department warned that the rains would continue for five more days, citizen groups, who earlier involved in the food distribution activities, are currently concentrating on providing medicines and fighting sanitation and health issues.

Film actor Navdeep said that, that was the second phase where the focus was on sanitation and health care. Mosquito repellents, sanitary napkins, blankets, rugs, bed sheets, and non-perishable food items like biscuits, rusk, etc., were needed and he added that they were making arrangements for the same.