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Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao issued directions for the Rs 10,000 per acre rain damage relief to be deposited directly into bank accounts of farmers

According to a report submitted to CM KCR, crops in 69,838.79 acres were damaged causing huge loss to 54,152 farmers due to unseasonal rains in Warangal

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao asked the farmers not to lose heart and assured them all support and suitable compensation

Meanwhile, tenant farmers were a happy lot as CM KCR decided to extend crop loss assistance to them for the first time in India

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said the decision to not to seek assistance from the Centre was taken as the Modi government was known for its anti-farmer policies

CM KCR will interact with farmers to extend them support in the wake of extensive crop damage by recent hailstorm and unseasonal rains

Telangana government would provide compensation to farmers who suffered crop loss due to recent unseasonal rains coupled with hailstorm in several parts of Warangal, said Errabelli

All the zones of Hyderabad are likely to witness cloudy skies for the next five days.

Due to rains since last a few days, there were considerable inflows into many water tanks and streams were overflowing at a few places.

Hyderabad: Heavy rains lashed several parts of the State on Thursday, leaving some low-lying areas under sheets of water and disrupting normal life. At many places, streams and rivulets were overflowing and obstructing traffic. In Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Qutbullapur, Serilingampally, RC Puram, Kapra, Malkajgiri and other areas received moderate to heavy rainfall. In a few areas […]

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) – Hyderabad on Tuesday predicted heavy to very heavy rains in State over the next four days.

Hyderabad: Two persons, including a woman died on the spot, when lightning struck them at different locations in Bhupalpally district as heavy rains lashed several parts of the State on Tuesday. At Ponagondla village in Regonda mandal, Vanga Ravi (50), a farmer died on the spot, when lightning struck him while he was working in […]

Hyderabad: The Met department has issued an Orange alert of heavy to very heavy rains for Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial,Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapally, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Rangareddy, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak districts till Wednesday. The Met department in its 1 p.m. bulletin also issued Yellow alert of heavy rain for Jagitial,Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Khammam, […]

Hyderabad: The heavy inflows, which were at danger level at Kadam project since Wednesday morning, touched 705 ft as against the dam’s full reservoir level (FRL) of 700 ft by late evening. Officials of Irrigation department deny the reports with videos that Kadem project suffered damage due to heavy inflows. “We have not received any […]

Karimnagar: Rain battered the erstwhile Karimnagar district for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday. While flood water entered into houses in many places, a number of residential localities were inundated in the flood water as stream, rivulets, tanks, ponds and other water bodies were overflowing due to incessant rains. Four persons of a family were […]

Nizamabad: Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) Kavitha Kalvakuntla on Monday reviewed the situation in Nizamabad in the wake of heavy rainfall and asked authorities to implement immediate measures to prevent the loss of lives. The weather department has issued a warning for incessant heavy rainfall in the district for two more days. Kavitha asked […]

About 30 children had a miraculous escape after their school bus was caught in a flash flood in the Mahbubnagar district.

Hyderabad: Heavy rainfall has been lashing the State for the last few days with the India Meteorological Department issuing colour-coded alerts – green, yellow, orange, or red – in many regions. So, what are these colour codes, why are they used, and what do they signify? Why are colour codes used? The IMD issues colour […]

Hyderabad: Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Telangana State for the third consecutive day on Tuesday under the influence of a receding cyclone Gulab. One person was reportedly washed away in Pulusumamidi stream in Vikarabad district. The incident occurred when the person tried to cross the stream on his bike despite being warned […]

New Delhi: It started as a ‘Low Pressure Area’ (LPA) over east-central Bay of Bengal on September 24; by September 25 noon, it had turned into a well-marked LPA over east-central Bay of Bengal and by night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a pre-cyclone watch alert for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south […]