Rains lash several parts of Adilabad
Sirikonda mandal received the highest rainfall of 100 mm, followed by Bheempur which saw 69.5 mm of rainfall.
Adilabad: Several parts of the district registered moderate rains, resulting in swollen hill streams and spurring agriculture activity on Sunday.
Adilabad district’s average rainfall was 34.2 mm. Sirikonda mandal received the highest rainfall of 100 mm, followed by Bheempur which saw 69.5 mm of rainfall. Gudihathnoor, Adilabad Rura, Jainad, Bhela, Gadiguda, Indervelli, Gudihatnoor and Adilabad Urban mandals recorded somewhere between 30 mm and 45 mm of rainfall
In total, the district witnessed 459 mm of rainfall as against the normal of 304 mm from June 1 to July 11, indicating an excess rainfall of 51 per cent. Following incessant rains, farmers intensified paddy, cotton and soya sowing operations across the district. Hill streams were in spate affecting connectivity to a few remote villages.
In the meantime, the average rainfall of Nirmal and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts was 26.7 mm and 23 mm respectively. While Nirmal saw excess rainfall by 45 percent, the latter experienced 45 percent of more rainfall than normal registered so far. Mancherial district’s average rainfall was gauged to be 18 mm.
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