IMD warns of heavy rainfall across Telangana for next 2 days

In Telangana, incessant rains continue to lash several parts of the state for the fourth day, causing widespread flooding in low-lying areas and disrupting normal life. The state administration is on high alert with the Hyderabad Meteorological Centre predicting more rains. Special teams have been sent to the districts that are on Red alert, to mitigate the impact of the floods and safeguard the lives of the citizens.

 

Met officials issued a Red alert for extremely heavy spells in Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Macherial, and Jayashankar Bhupalpally districts during the next 48 hours and an Orange alert for very heavy rain for a dozen districts including Hyderabad.

Meanwhile, Gundi in Karimnagar district recorded the highest ever 211 mm of rainfall till 6 AM this morning. Several parts in Adilabad, Sangareddy, Ranga Reddy, Mahabubnagar, Vikarabad, and Jagityal recorded heavy rainfall of over 120 mm. The state government has ordered the closure of all educational institutions in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area for two days. Osmania University has suspended its classes and postponed the scheduled



examinations.

 

Due to the continuous downpour, several lakes, tanks, and streams across the state received huge inflows and disrupted road connectivity in some areas. The incessant rains also caused severe flooding in low-lying areas in Hyderabad and Warangal cities, causing inconvenience to residents.

The water level in river Godavari increased rapidly at Bhadrachalam in Bhadradri Kothagudem district and crossed the first warning level of 43 feet yesterday afternoon. With a discharge of over 9 lakh cusecs and increasing inflows from upstream, officials are expecting the water levels to rise further and reach the second warning level of 48 feet. As a precautionary measure, residents living in low-lying areas along the Godavari River have been alerted.

The adverse weather conditions also affected coal production in several mines operated by the state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Khammam, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mahabubabad, and other districts. Power distribution companies have appealed to the people to be cautious.