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Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)-Hyderabad issued a heavy rainfall alert for almost all districts across the State for the next 48 hours, even as intense thunderstorms lashed Hyderabad and districts

The State has received a cumulative rainfall of 898.1mm from June 1 to September 17, compared to the normal 668.6 mm for this period.

A six-member Central team began its three-day visit to Telangana on Wednesday to visit the flood-affected districts and assess the damage caused in the State due to the recent heavy rains and floods.

Crops like maize, soybean, cotton, ginger and others on over 5,200 acres were damaged in Sangareddy district alone after primary estimation, while Siddipet recorded crop loss on 4,200 acres.

While districts in northern part of Telangana, under orange alert, will witness heavy rains, the rest of Telangana will experience moderate rainfall

Farmers were trapped in the flooding stream when they reached half of the swollen stream following the discharge of surplus water from Sathnala project which received copious inflows due to heavy rains in upstream areas.

The plants were seen shedding leaves and bolls early, leaving the farmers worried.

Meanwhile, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, who was also present along with the Union Minister, convinced the people that the government would extend all possible support

The rains will gradually decrease across the State, with a break in the monsoon expected from September 10 to 16

Since the house was in a dilapidated condition, it crumbled down as the region received continuous rains, say officials

Officials of the agriculture department said that standing paddy, red gram, soya and maize crops to the extent of 1,961 acres were affected by heavy rains that lashed the district recently.

The Chief Minister also appealed to the union government to relax the existing NDRF guidelines for releasing funds to States

Khammam: Devastating floods caused by heavy rainfall recently in the district have damaged roads at several places causing disruption in vehicular movements and repair works were yet to begin. According to officials 23 culverts washed away and 22.5 km long road was damaged in Khammam division due to floods. Vehicular movement between Khammam-Mahabubabad was affected […]

The scattered downpours started at around 5 pm, leading to significant waterlogging and traffic congestion, making life difficult for commuters.

Major irrigation projects such as Sripada Yellampalli, Mid Manair, Lower Manair as well as minor irrigation sources such as tanks, ponds and others are filled with bountiful amounts of water

The track restoration works in Intekanne – Kesamudram and Tadla pusapalli – Mahbubabad have been undertaken on war footing basis and the works have been carried out round the clock to ensure restoration of track at the earliest, SCR said in a press release.

MHA Disaster Management Division Director, Ashish V Gawai also said the Central government had deployed seven teams of NDRF along with boats and life-saving equipment in the State for rescue and relief operation

Secunderabad – Guntur (12706) and Guntur – Secunderabad (12705) services have been cancelled.

The TGSRTC has decided to provide a 10 per cent discount on Hyderabad-Vijayawada route on all the Rajdhani AC and Super Luxury buses.

Mancherial district recorded an average rainfall of 32 mm, with Hajipur mandal receiving the highest amount. Mancherial, Kasipet, Luxettipet, Mandamarri, and Naspur mandals saw rainfall ranging from 75 mm to 56 mm. From June 1 to September 4, the district's actual rainfall was 875 mm, exceeding the normal 796.5 mm by 10%.