The Krishna catchment in Maharashtra and Karnataka continued to receive heavy rains and the inflows into the Upper Krishna projects right from Almatti remained on the rise.
The lift irrigation scheme has in all four pump houses. Only two of the six pumps, each one of 25 MW capacity, were ready and one of them completed the trial run successfully on Thursday.
Terming it as a milestone achievement, he said it was yet another example of the brilliant work done by the previous K Chandrashekhar Rao government in irrigation sector.
Temperatures reached alarming levels across Telangana, with around 15 out of the state's 33 districts categorized under the red zone due to mercury exceeding 45 degrees Celsius.
As many as 150 police officers and staff were given training. Superintendent of Police B Rohith Raju along with additional SP (Operations) T Sai Manohar attended the closing ceremony. He interacted with the officials and staff, enquired about the new things they had learned during the training.
Among those relieved were five including three invigilators, a chief superintendent and a departmental officer in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district as four out of five malpractice cases were booked during the second language examination on Tuesday.
The Commissionerate of Collegiate Education has proposed setting up 11 district hostels for women under the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM Usha), a centrally sponsored scheme.
A Santhi Kumari has directed District Collectors and SPs to be on high alert as the India Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rains in many parts of the State in the next 48 hours.
Incessant rains continued to disrupt normal life across Telangana with officials of the India Meteorological Department, Hyderabad, sounding a red alert for the next 48 hours as well.The highest rainfall of 20 cm was recorded in Karakagudem of Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Wednesday.