Hyderabad: The summer is about to get worse in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Met department on Tuesday released a warning that the current temperatures would continue to prevail in the districts of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Medak, Hyderabad, Nalgonda, Warangal, Mahbubnagar and Ranga Reddy.
On Tuesday temperatures recorded in most parts of Telangana were 3-5ºC above normal. It was above 41ºC in most districts and reached a high of 43ºC in Medak, Nizamabad and Karimnagar (Ramagundam). In AP, Rayalaseema is on the boil and the IMD has announced that Anantapur and Kurnool districts will see worse days. In Anantapur, the maximum temperature was 44ºC and 43ºC in Kurnool. In other parts of Rayalaseema too the temperatures stayed above 41ºC. Temperatures in coastal AP remained 1-2ºC above normal as most places recorded between 34 and 39ºC.
Rains, winds uproot trees and electric poles:
Untimely rains coupled with strong wind uprooted trees and brought down electric poles in many parts of Karimnagar district, on Tuesday. The freak weather disrupted power supply and traffic and caused damage to standing crops. On the other hand, the showers brought respite to people struggling to cope with sweltering heat wave conditions.
Reports reaching here suggested that electric polls and trees fell in several villages in Kodimial, Mallial, Jagtial and Shankarapatnam mandals. Forty poles caved in Kudurupaka and Varadavelli in Boinapalli mandal alone, indicating severity of the rains. Power supply was hit in several villages.
Mango farms and standing paddy and maize crop have been destroyed due to the unexpected rains and gales. Vehicular movement on Karimangar-Warangal and Karimnagar-Jagital roads came to a standstill. The freak weather has added to farmers’ losses already caused by poor rainfall for the past two years. They asked authorities to extend compensation.
