According to the officials of the meteorological department, rains would continue to lash the city for the next two-days. In the last 24 hours, the city received 4.1 mm of rainfall. Officials attribute these conditions to the presence of a low pressure belt over the state, originating in Bihar and
spanning till the Andhra Pradesh coast.
The weather department has also issued a heavy rainfall warning for the state on August 16 and 17. In its warning, it said: “Heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places in all the districts of Telangana.“