Rains Recede In Telangana

Hyderabad:After a spell of heavy downpour on Wednesday, rains receded across Telangana on Thursday, bringing some relief to residents. For Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) did not issue a red alert — which signals extremely heavy rainfall — for any district. Instead, orange and yellow alerts were issued for a few districts for the next 24 hours.

On Thursday, heavy rainfall of more than 10 cm was recorded in a few pockets of Nagarkurnool, Vikarabad, Mahbubnagar, Khammam, Kothagudem, Suryapet, and Wanaparthy districts.

Kalwakurthy in Nagarkurnool district reported the highest rainfall at 19.8 cm, followed by Parigi in Vikarabad with 14.9 cm. Jadcherla in Mahabubnagar recorded 12 cm, Doma in Vikarabad 11.8 cm, Madhira in Khammam 11.8 cm, Chandrugonda in Kothagudem 11.6 cm, Aswaraopeta in Kothagudem 10.9 cm, Kodad in Suryapet 10.8 cm, Dummugudem in Kothagudem 10.8 cm, Sathupalle in Khammam 10.7 cm, Khila Ghanpur in Wanaparthy 10.7 cm, Gopalpet in Wanaparthy 10.5 cm, and Thimmajipeta in Nagarkurnool 10.2 cm. All other locations across the remaining districts received less than 10 cm of rainfall.

For Friday, the IMD issued an orange alert, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated locations in Adilabad, Bhupalpally, Kamareddy, Asifabad, Mahbubabad, Mancherial, Medak, Mulugu, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, and Warangal districts.

A yellow alert was issued for Kothagudem, Hanumakonda, Jagityal, Jangaon, Karimnagar, Sircilla, Sangareddy, and Vikarabad districts, indicating the likelihood of heavy rainfall at isolated places. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching speeds of 40-50 kmph are also likely in isolated parts of the state, according to the IMD.

Projects in the Krishna basin continued to receive heavy inflows on Thursday, while inflows into the Godavari basin remained comparatively low. With reservoirs in the Krishna basin reaching full capacity, officials lifted the gates of the Nagarjuna Sagar, Srisailam, and Jurala projects to release water downstream. The inflows are expected to keep water levels high in these reservoirs over the coming days.

In contrast, projects in the Godavari basin are yet to reach full storage levels despite moderate rains in some catchment areas. Officials are monitoring the situation closely as the forecast still predicts intermittent heavy showers in parts of the basin over the next 48 hours.

Although the intensity of rainfall has reduced, authorities have urged residents in vulnerable areas to remain alert, given the possibility of localised heavy downpours and thunderstorms. Disaster management teams are on standby in districts under orange and yellow alerts to respond to any emergencies.