eavy downpour on Tuesday and Wednesday brought much relief to the farming community as standing crops such as cotton, maize and other ID (irrigated dry) crops were saved from withering.
The district recorded an average rainfall of 35 mm. Karimnagar, Huzurabad, Sircilla and Manthani revenue divisions received good rainfall. From June 1 till date, the district should have received 527.6 mm rainfall. It received 403.7 mm rainfall till Wednesday.
Against the normal area of cultivation in 5.14 lakh hectares during the kharif season, cultivation had come down to 3.43 lakh hectares. Incidentally, paddy cultivation had come down to 36,400 hectares against the normal area of 1.82 lakh hectares during the season.
Khammam Staff Reporter adds: Moderate to heavy rains lashed several parts of the district on Wednesday lifting the spirits of farmers, who had been reeling under a long dry spell until now. The district recorded an average rainfall of 11.4 mm in the last 24 hours till 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Bayyaram mandal recorded the highest rainfall (50.6 mm) followed by Gundala (47.6 mm), Venkatapuram (42.2 mm) and Bhadrachalam (27 mm). The incessant rain in the catchment areas of Taliperu river spanning the inter-State border with Chhattisgarh led to a sudden increase in the water level in Taliperu reservoir in Charla mandal on Wednesday.
The staff manning the reservoir lifted seven crest gates of the project to make way for discharge of surplus water into the Godavari.
The water level in Kinnerasani reservoir in Palvancha mandal witnessed a marginal rise on Wednesday afternoon with fresh inflows into the project from its catchment areas spread along the Khammam-Warangal borders, sources said.
However, the Palair reservoir in Kusumanchi mandal presented a bleak picture with the water level in the balancing reservoir hovering around 15.45 ft as against its full reservoir level of 23 ft on Wednesday evening.
Nizamabad Special Correspondent adds: After a long gap, rain lashed several parts of the district bringing cheer to the farming community in particular and people in general.
The district headquarters town, Armoor, and other mandals such as Banswada, Bodhan, Dichpally and Jakranpally witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall while reports reaching here said that rain occurred across the district.
Armoor recorded 7 cm rain followed by Bodhan (6 cm) and Banswada (3.5 cm). Low-lying areas like Gouthamnagar, Aryanagar, Arsapally, Malapally and Chandrashekar Nagar were inundated. Water entered several houses at these places and the revenue staff had to launch rescue and relief operations. Traffic was affected on Hyderabad and Bodhan roads with rainwater flowing knee-deep.
Nalgonda Staff Reporter adds: Continuous rain across the district during the past couple of days has revived the hopes of farmers who cultivated rainfed crops. Fifty-three mandals out of 59 received rain on Monday while as many as 51 mandals received rainfall on Tuesday. Most mandals continued to receive rain on Wednesday too.
According to statistics obtained from the Planning Office, the district witnessed 15.5 mm rainfall on Monday and 10 mm on Tuesday. Since June 1, during the south-west monsoon period, the district has received 298 mm rain against the normal rainfall of 313 mm.
Sangareddy Staff Reporter adds: Moderate rainfall occurred in Medak district in the last 24 hours. Though none of the tanks were filled to the brim, it brought some relief to farmers.
According to information available with the district administration, Shankarampet (Alladurg) registered 60.2 mm rainfall on Wednesday. The total rainfall registered in the week stood at 123.8 mm at Sangareddy division, followed by Medak division 468 mm and Siddipet division 198.7 mm. Even after the recent rains, the district recorded 43.3 mm rainfall with actual rainfall of 242.2 mm against the normal rainfall of 427.1 mm.
Adilabad Special Correspondent adds: Though in small quantities and slowly, some of the major irrigation projects in Adilabad district are receiving precious inflows thanks to the intermittent rainfall during the last three days.
The filling up of reservoirs, especially Kadem, augurs well for paddy farmers in the Godavari belt. The Kumram Bheem reservoir received inflows to the extent of 2,000 cusecs and the outflow was just over that quantum so that the level in the reservoir is maintained at 239 ft against its full reservoir level of 243 ft.
Kadem is receiving only 1,200 cusecs at present, inching the reservoir level up to its full level of 700 ft and there is no discharge from this dam. Meanwhile, the average rainfall recorded in the district so far stands at 52.7 cm against a normal of 64 cm.
Traffic affected on Hyderabad and Bodhan roads with rainwater flowing knee-deep
