Telangana’s southwest monsoon is ending on a deficit note, with the State recording 615.3 mm rainfall against a normal 726.7 mm between June 1 and September 27. Sixteen of 33 districts remained deficient, while no major rain spell was forecast.
Several Telangana districts, including Hyderabad, received moderate to heavy rainfall after a prolonged September dry spell. Karimnagar’s Kothapalle recorded the highest rainfall at 76 mm, while Hyderabad and Medchal-Malkajgiri witnessed localised showers and waterlogging