IMD Extends Alert: Rains to continue in Hyderabad and parts of Telangana till Thursday

Rains will continue in Hyderabad and some parts of Telangana, as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has extended the alert till Thursday. For Friday there is no warning, but on Saturday heavy rain has been forecasted in Telangana.

The IMD alert for Tuesday, September 3, states, "Heavy Rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial, Nizamabad, Medak, Siddipet, Karimnagar, Kamareddy ,Komram Bheem Asifabad, Rajanna Sircilla, Pedapalle, Jagtial, Warangal (Rural and Urban), Mulug, Bhadadri Kothagudem, Jayashanker Bhupalapalle, Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda and Suryapet,"

In spite of receiving heavy rains in recent days, Hyderabad region is still confronting shortage this rainy season, as it got just 364.3 mm of rainfall, against the typical rainfall of 461.4 mm, a deficiency of 21%.

The Telangana State Development Planning Society data demonstrates that Medchal-Malkajgiri and Ranga Reddy areas, which include Hyderabad are that got rainfall which can be called as 'normal'.

As of 7 am on Tuesday, few areas of Saroornagar saw the highest rainfall in Hyderabad, with 38.8 mm, trailed by Ramachandrapuram at 35.3 mm. Portions of Jubilee Hills, Moosapet, Amberpet likewise observed more than 30 mm of rainfall, while Chandanagar, Yousufguda, Kapra, Musheerapad and parts of Kukatpally experienced light showers.

A week ago, the IMD said that a few regions in the Telangana state got 'legend' rainfall, a term used when more than heavy rainfall is recorded.