In Rayalaseema, Chittoor recorded 5 cm followed by Tirumalla (A) 4 cm and Kuppam 3 cm
A car struggles to come out from a pothole filled with rainwater due to rains in Hyderabad . (Photo: DC)
Hyderabad: Moderate to heavy rains were recorded at a few places in Telangana and coastal Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. According to IMD forecast, for the next one week, light to moderate rain or thundershowers would occur at a few places over Telangana, coastal AP and isolated places over Rayalaseema. As on August 15, the sub divisional rainfall in the three divisions hasn’t changed much.
Rayalaseema continues to be worst hit with 38 per cent less rain followed by Telangana with 22 per cent less than normal rainfall. Coastal AP recorded 12 per cent more than normal rains. In Rayalaseema, apart from deficit rainfall the high day-time temperatures have also been a cause of worry. The deviation from normal at some places is more than 4ºC.
Tirupati recorded the maximum temperature of 39ºC followed by Anantapur, Kadala and Kurnool at 37ºC. Arogyavaram at 35ºC and Kurnool at 37ºC were 5ºC hotter than normal.
In the last 24 hours, rain occurred at few places over coastal Andhra Pradesh and at isolated places over Rayalaseema. Bapatla mandal of Guntur and Vizianagaram recorded 7 cm each followed by Pusapatirega (Vizianagaram), 6 cm, Chimakurthi, Marripudi and Addanki (Prakasam) and Prathipadu (East Godavari), 5 cm each.
In Rayalaseema, Chittoor recorded 5 cm followed by Tirumalla (A) 4 cm and Kuppam 3 cm. Rain occurred at a few places in Telangana too. Palawancha mandal of Khammam district recorded 10 cm followed by Govindaraopet mandal of Warangal, Bhadrachalam from Khammam which recorded 7 cm.
Rains bring relief, but expose GHMC flaws
Sunday’s rains came as a relief from the prolonged dry spell but the flooded roads and drains irked residents. In the last 24 hours, Hyderabad recorded 23.4 mm rainfall according to the Indian Meterorolog-ical Department data. Though the maximum temperature forecast for the city was around 33ºC, the rains brought it down to 28.5ºC.
The day started with rains. While there was a moderate downpour for a couple of hours, there was a continuous drizzle till the evening. Water stagnation was reported at Tolichowki, Bible House, AS Rao Nagar, Safilguda, Jubilee Checkpost, LB Nagar, Peddammagudi, Madhapur, LIC Colony in West Maredpally, Trimulgherry and several low lying areas.
Traffic took a beating due to waterlogging and overflowing drains at Uppal, Alwal, LB Nagar, Tolichowki, Mehdipatnam, Filmnagar, Ameerpet, Dilsukhnagar and several areas in the old city as also some places in Madhapur and Gachibowli in the city.
The GHMC had earlier boasted that it had 81 emergency teams to handle monsoon-related emergencies, but the flooded roads showed that action was lacking. “The central emergency team received several calls about water stagnation, overflowing stormwater drains, flooded roads and also complaints about trees that had fallen on roads,” said an official from the GHMC’s emergency team.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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