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Following the IMD’s orange alert for heavy rain, HMWSSB began releasing water from Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar on Saturday. Four gates of Osman Sagar and one gate of Himayat Sagar were lifted, with plans to release 5,000 cusecs downstream.

Despite advance warnings of heavy rain, the Medak administration was caught off guard as relentless showers and floods hit the district during Vinayaka Chavithi. Villages in Havelighanpur mandal faced severe flooding, key infrastructure suffered breaches, and public representatives remained absent amid the crisis.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K Vijayanand directed power utilities to remain vigilant after the IMD issued a red alert for heavy rainfall. He ordered rapid response teams, stocked equipment, and safety measures, especially near Ganesh festival marquees, to ensure uninterrupted supply and public safety

Siddipet Collector K Hymavathi declared a holiday for all schools on Tuesday after the IMD forecast heavy rains. The district had already witnessed downpours on Sunday night

The Sangareddy administration declared a holiday for all schools after the IMD issued a very heavy rain alert. Collector P Pravinya and SP Paritosh Pankaj inspected low-lying areas as rainfall disrupted life across the erstwhile Medak district

The Hyderabad Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rainfall alert for several Telangana districts. Thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds are expected across the State, with the IMD forecasting the conditions to persist until Thursday, August 14, 2025.

Rain brought Gurugram to a standstill on Wednesday evening, with roads and several residential areas inundated and traffic gridlocked. The downpour left the Narsinghpur stretch of the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and places near Basai and Golf Course Extension Road submerged.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) says rainfall is likely to be below normal in large parts of the northeast, many areas of eastern India and extreme southern peninsular India

This year’s erratic monsoon, accompanied by soaring temperatures, mirrors the 18% national rainfall deficit recorded in 2024, which had already impacted Kharif sowing across the country.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a severe thunderstorm and strong wind for the city, warning residents in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) to stay indoors.

A high-level coordination meeting on strengthening monsoon preparedness and integrating meteorological data into the city's emergency response systems was held at the Telangana Integrated Command and Control Centre (TGiCCC)

Instead of invoking the ‘Mumbai spirit’ to describe how its citizens show resilience, the right question that needs to be asked is why administration and political leadership fail every time in mitigating the suffering of the people

The IMD-Hyderabad issued yellow alert of thunderstorms, lighting and gusty winds for entire week in most of Telangana

The IMD-Hyderabad advises extreme care for vulnerable age groups

On Friday, people in several parts of Hyderabad enjoyed moments of reprieve from intense heat when the sun played hide and seek with the dark clouds

The IMD predicted thunderstorms at isolated places in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP), Yanam, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh (SCAP) and Rayalaseema.

A yellow alert (low intensity) has also been issued for Friday in Hyderabad. “Hyderabad will have partly cloudy skies. Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied with lightning and gusty winds,” the forecast said, adding that a similar weather pattern will continue till the weekend.

The IMD-Hyderabad and other weather forecasters had predicted rains for the remaining of the week and showers accompanied by thunder were expected in Hyderabad and its surrounding districts

The IMD-Hyderabad issued an orange alert for 15 districts in Telangana with a forecast of temperature hovering between 41 degree Celsius and 44 degree Celsius

Thanks to changing weather conditions, the maximum temperatures on Friday, according to IMD-Hyderabad dropped to 36 degree Celsius