Authorities shifted patients from Mancherial Mother and Child Hospital to the Government General Hospital on Thursday as the Godavari river swelled with heavy inflows. Acting on Collector Kumar Deepak’s instructions, officials evacuated pregnant women, new mothers and newborns to ensure their safety
A sudden downpour in Hyderabad on Saturday night resulted in widespread flooding, severely disrupting traffic across the city. Areas such as Nampally and Charminar recorded the highest rainfall, with several regions experiencing knee-deep water accumulation.
Jawahar Nagar in Musheerabad received the highest rainfall in Hyderabad on Wednesday with 18 mm recorded by 7 pm. Himayatnagar and Ramanthapur followed closely, while ESS Jeedimetla saw the lowest rainfall in the city at just 2 mm
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Telangana is facing a rainfall deficit in 10 districts, with paddy sowing at just 8.02% of the normal area. Though maize and cotton show better progress, the Kharif season remains uncertain with limited rainfall forecast in the coming weeks
Between Wednesday and Thursday (8.30 am), at least 15 different locations in the State registered scorching temperatures ranging form 45.1 degree Celsius and 45.3 degree Celsius
As per rainfall data by the Telangana Development Planning Society (TDPS), the district recorded an actual average rainfall of 248 mm as against the normal rainfall from June 1 to July 15, reflecting a deficit by 19 percent.
The overall rainfall of the district was gauged to be 328 mm as against normal rainfall of 271 mm from June 1 to July 8, showing an excess by 21 percent.
As per rainfall report available on Telangana Development Planning Society’s website, the average rainfall of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district was gauged to be 48 mm.
The State cumulative rainfall from June 1 to 8 is 47.7 mm against the normal rainfall of 22 mm with a deviation of 117 percent, Telangana Development Planning Society said in its report on Saturday.
According to the Telangana Development Planning Society, four villages in Telangana, namely Lakmapoor, Dasturabad, Palda, and Eesala Thakkallapalli, have registered temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius.
