"monsoon"

Hyderabad: Monsoon is here and so are woes. Cab drivers demanding excess fares, staying hungry in the office because food delivery sites refused to deliver food, and caught in the worst traffic jam – monsoon miseries are just endless. So, it is better to be well prepared by keeping all the things handy in a […]

Hyderabad: More than 10 days after the Southwest monsoon advanced into the State, Hyderabad is still waiting for the real feel of the monsoon as it has only been seeing sporadic showers, none of them too heavy. Saturday, too, was no different, with a few light showers reported in parts of the city. Most other […]

Kamareddy: As monsoon is active across the State, farmers are commencing ploughing and farming activities and State Government is taking measures to ensure timely supply of water to the fields. Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy on Saturday evening released water from Nizamsagar project into the distributary canals. The entire ayacut of 1.30 lakh acres under Nizamsagar […]

Hyderabad: After severe heat waves, monsoon is finally here and that means it’s time to upgrade your wardrobe. While all your blacks may have taken a backseat in your closet in summer, it’s time to get them out because the weather is oh so cosy! Just in case if you’re in the mood to go […]

Hyderabad: After adopting a convergence model this monsoon to resolve rain-related complaints by bringing various line departments under single roof and stationing them at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Command Control Room at the head office, the civic body has now appointed officials to safeguard the lives and property during heavy rains. As a […]

Hyderabad: To address rain-related complaints on a warfooting this monsoon, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to go for a convergence model with related departments. As part of this convergence model, the GHMC has come up with a more effective mechanism to coordinate with various line departments under a single roof and have […]

Adilabad: Farm activities gained momentum with onset of monsoon across erstwhile Adilabad. Farmers began preparing agricultural lands for raising various crops for this Vanakalam season. Farmers began tilling fields, clearing weeds, erecting fences as part of the preparations for the ongoing agriculture season. Some of the farmers are dumping cow-dung and other organic fertilizers to […]

Hyderabad: Summer is almost nearing its end and if you haven’t got around to making pickles, now’s the time. Just imagine the joy when you have homemade pickles all through the monsoon to complement your meals. Across the country, there are several different types of pickles, but south India, especially Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, has […]

Hyderabad: As a part of monsoon preparedness, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has formed special teams that will be pressed into service during downpours to attend rain related complaints. The teams comprise static labour teams, mini-mobile teams and emergency mobile teams. While the static labour teams will be deployed at identified water logging points […]

Hyderabad: While wooden furniture does add to the beauty of the house, it is also important to take extra care of them, especially during the rains. The extra moisture severely impacts the wooden furniture and cupboards and it is not an easy task to maintain them. They need extra care to preserve their polished look […]

Hyderabad: With the Southwest Monsoon around the corner, the city is expected to get some relief from the sweltering summer as the maximum temperature is set to fall below 40 degrees Celsius in the next two days. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts, the maximum temperature was not likely to exceed 40 degrees Celsius […]

New Delhi: India can expect more rainfall this monsoon season than predicted earlier, the weather office said on Tuesday. “The average rainfall this monsoon season is expected to be 103% of the long period average,” India Meteorological Department Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told reporters here. In April, the IMD had said the country would receive […]

New Delhi: The much awaited Southwest Monsoon reached Kerala on Sunday, three days ahead of its normal date of onset of June 1, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. For the agrarian economy, the news of onset of SW monsoon – termed as the real finance minister of India – over Kerala is the most awaited […]

Hyderabad: With monsoon just about a month away, a series of measures to make sure low-lying areas are not inundated during the rains are being implemented in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits and its vicinity. Some of the measures are already underway and the remaining tasks will be taken up as the monsoon […]

New Delhi: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday announced that the SouthWest Monsoon rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal; quantitatively it is likely to be 99 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA). The LPA of the seasonal rainfall over the country for the period 1971-2020 is […]

Hyderabad: Gearing up for monsoon, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has paced up the Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP) works with plans to complete them before the rains arrive. As part of the exercise, senior engineers in all the GHMC zones were asked to meet the deadline without failure. Recently, Municipal Administration and Urban […]

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday instructed Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials to start monsoon related works this month instead of postponing them till the rains arrived. “Works related to the forthcoming monsoon should be taken up now. An action plan should be prepared to ensure the Strategic […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has surpassed the average cumulative monsoon rainfall of 720.5 mm (from June 1 to September 30), recording 733.7 mm on August 31, a full month before the current rainy season comes to an end. Rains continued to lash several districts for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, resulting in overflowing streams and irrigation […]

Playing in the water puddles with their paper boats was completely a new experience.

The maximum temperature on Saturday was 32.1 degree Celsius, whereas the minimum temperature recorded on Sunday morning was 21.4 degree Celsius.