Telangana Rains: IMD issues red alert for several districts including Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal

Telangana Rain Alert: Widespread rains continued to lash Telangana since Monday night. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for some districts for the next 24 hours. The IMD issued an impact-based heavy rainfall warning for some districts of Telangana for the 24-hour period ending Wednesday morning. Normal life was disrupted at several places in Telangana on Monday and Tuesday following widespread rains and the Met Office has forecast heavy and very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Khammam, Warangal and other districts in the next few days.

The Southwest Monsoon has been active over Telangana and heavy rainfall occurred at most places in Mulugu and at a few places in Hanumakonda and Karimnagar districts, the Met Centre of IMD said in a release.

It has forecast heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rain at isolated places in Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, and Janagaon districts. Moderate to heavy rainfall continued in many parts of Telangana including Hyderabad for a second day on Tuesday. The downpour inundated low-lying areas in the state capital and affected the movement of vehicular traffic. According to the Hyderabad Meteorological Centre, the monsoon has been active over Telangana.

The IMD has forecast rains in the state over the next four days. Heavy to very heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places in Karimnagar, Peddapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Siddipet, and Kamareddy districts during the same period.

Heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Rajanna Sircilla, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Yadadri Bhuvangiri, Rangareddy, Medchal Malkajgiri, Sangareddy, and Medak districts. The southwest monsoon had so far remained weak and the cumulative rainfall for the season stands deficient at 25 per cent.