The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for nine Telangana districts even as heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds whipped the state after a brief lull.
Low-lying areas in several parts of the state were inundated.
Heavy rains caused waterlogging and traffic snarls at many localities in Hyderabad on Monday, 25 July.
The weather department predicted heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rains (more than 205 mm) at several isolated places in the Karimnagar, Peddapally, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahbubabad, Vikarabad, Warangal and Hyderabad districts, where a red alert has been sounded.
State capital Hyderabad received 356.1 mm of rain since 1 June, which is significantly higher than the average rainfall of 248.6 mm while Telangana saw 409.9 mm of rain against the average of 313.2 mm.
Several citizens uploaded videos of prolonged traffic jams on social media.Damage to properties was also reported from various places in the city.
Telangana was witnessing erratic rainfall for at least three days in a row last week.Since Tuesday morning, Tadikal village in Karimnagar received the highest amount of rainfall — 67.3 mm, according to the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS).
In the past 24 hours, the state received an average rainfall of 43.9 mm, almost six times higher than normal average of 7.4 mm, the TSDPS report said.The highest rainfall in the state — 431.2 mm — was recorded in the Vailpur mandal of the Nizamabad district.The Mancherial district also received heavy rain.
Parts of the highways in Nizamabad and Warangal-Khammam were submerged, affecting vehicular traffic.
In the GHMC region, the Charminar area of Hyderabad recorded the highest rainfall of 73.5 mm.Officials have warned the people living in catchment areas of the twin reservoirs — Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar — to be alert.
On the other hand, normal to heavy rains lashed many parts of Andhra Pradesh during the last 24 hours due to the impact of low pressure formed over Bay of Bengal on Andhra Pradesh and Odisha borders.The Indian Meteorological Department on Monday forecast normal to heavy rains in the state and suggested the district administration to be on alert in view of normal to heavy rains.
The rains are occurring when the farmers are eagerly waiting for the rains this monsoon season.
North Coastal districts have received more rainfall compared to the South Coastal districts and the Rayalaseema region.
Rains inundated the farm lands in areas of the state.Godavari flood water flows are increasing and decreasing in the erstwhile Godavari region particularly upstream of Dowleswaram barrage.
The IMD issued Red and orange alert warning for three days and forecast heavy rains in some parts of the state.
The district administrations in the erstwhile Godavari districts are on high alert and taking measures to evacuate the people to the safer areas if the flood levels increase.
Most areas of the state received 2 to 7 CM rainfall during the past 24 hours.
Meteorological centre, Amaravati, on Tuesday announced that Ranastalam (Srikakulam) district and Tiruvuru mandal of NTR district received the highest of 7 CM rainfall during the last 24 hours.
Nuzvid of Eluru district received rainfall of 6 CM and Peddapuram (Kakinada) 6 CM.
Palasa of Srikakulam 5 CM, Srungavarapukota of Vizianagaram district 5 CM, Amalapuram of B R Ambedkar Konaseema district 5 CM, Kalingapatnam of Srikakulam) 5 CM, Kukunoor of Eluru district 4 CM, Kunavaram of Alluri Sitaramaraju district 4, Palakonda of ParvathipuramManya district 4, Salur of Parvathipuram Manyam district 4 CM, Vijayawada of NTR district 4, Machilipatnam of Krishna district 4, Veeraghattam of ParvathipuramManyam 4 CM and Vizianagaram mandal 4 CM.
Besides, 1 to 3 CM rainfall recorded in more than 150 mandals of the state during the last 24 hours.Normal life was disrupted due to drizzle and heavy rainfalls in some parts of Andhra Pradesh.
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