Abundant rainfall forecast this monsoon for Telangana

Telangana could be in for the best monsoon it had in the last four years if weather officials here are to be believed.

In fact, not just the State as a whole, but areas like Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri too are ‘very likely’ to receive abundant rainfall this monsoon, which is expected to reach the State by the second week of June.

RMC director K Nagaratna said the monsoon would last for around four months from June to September, with the peak to be during July and August. In the State, Khammam, Adilabad and Karimnagar, which are rain shadow areas, would record the highest rainfall, whereas Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar would register the lowest. The rainfall recorded in 2017 was over 700 mm while in 2018 it was 742 mm and in 2019, 806 mm.