More rains in store for Hyderabad
State capital records average rainfall of 68.9 mm on Wednesday night; normal life thrown out of gear as many low lying areas remain flooded in several parts of the city
Hyderabad: After heavy rain on Wednesday night, most parts of the city remained sunny throughout Thursday afternoon. The continuous rainfall has resulted in a drop in temperature. The maximum temperature recorded at Narayanaguda was 30.3 degree Celsius whereas minimum temperature of 21.6 degree Celcius was recorded at Jubilee Hills.
Hyderabad recorded an average rainfall of 68.9 mm on Wednesday night. Several localities in the city, including Hayathnahar, Uppal, Saroornagar and Saidabad received heavy rains overnight.
According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), Bandlaguda received the maximum rainfall of 212.5 mm, followed by Vanasthalipuram which witnessed 192.3 mm rain. Kapra, Serilingampally, Khairatabad, Golconda and Marredpally also experienced moderate rains. Few areas, including Bandlaguda, Rajendranagar and Saidabad, received light showers of rain on Thursday.
The heavy rainfall overnight had some of the low lying areas getting flooded, affecting the residents. The rain entered the houses and vehicles were seen partially submerged in some places including in Saroornagar, Nadeem Colony, Dilsukh Nagar, Chaitanyapuri and Uppal. Water logging was also reported near Nehru Zoological Park on Thursday morning.
As per the forecast by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Hyderabad, the city will witness light to moderate showers at isolated places. Dr K Nagaratna, Director of IMD, Hyderabad, said, “While there will be heavy rains in other parts of Telangana, the city will only experience light to moderate showers. However, according to the trend we are noticing now, the rains might pick up again after July 19.”
The TSDPS has also not forecasted any heavy rains in the city for the next two days. The maximum temperature in the city is expected to be around 28 degree Celsius to 30 degree Celsius, while the minimum temperature will range between 20 and 22 degree Celsius.
Several districts of Telangana, including Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Yadadri-Bhongir, Jangaon, Rajanna Sircilla and Jagtial also received heavy rainfall. Chegunta in Medak received the highest rainfall of 227.5 mm on Wednesday.
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