Several districts in Telangana State received moderate to heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours, bringing relief from the sweltering heat, though affecting normal life in towns.
In Adilabad an hour’s spell of heavy rainfall at many places on Monday night brought relief to people in the district but disrupted normal life in urban centres. Water logging was reported from towns where the rainfall occurred though no major loss to life or property was reported from anywhere.
Water entered houses in some low lying localities in Bhainsa town while a section of the compound wall of the RTC bus depot in Adilabad crumbled. Adilabad own received over 14 cm of rainfall while Bhainsa received a cm less of it. Other centres which received rainfall in excess of 8 cm are Jainad, Tamsi, Asifabad, Rebbena, Khanapur and Kadem. The spell of rainfall however, did nothing to erase the deficit this season as it stayed at minus 57 per cent. Kubeer, Kuntala and Bheemini mandals received 70 per cent less rainfall than normal.
Cheer in NalgondaNalgonda Staff Reporter adds: Parts of Nalgonda witnessed heavy to moderate rains in past two days. Kodad has received 73.6 mm rainfall in last 24 hours ending at 8.30 on Tuesday. Chandur mandal recorded rainfall of 52.8mm, Gundala -38.4 mm, Tungaturthy - 32 mm, Noothankal and Gurrampode - 24 mm each and Nampally - 21 mm. The heavy rain brought cheers to the farming community. Incessant rain was reported in Bhongir, Chityal, Yadagirigutta, Choutuppal, Narketpally on Tuesday afternoon. In Bhongir, several low lying areas and roads were inundated. Karimnagar Special Correspondent adds: Sudden rains had bought much sought after relief to the farming community in some parts of Karimnagar district. .
The district received average rainfall of 10 mm on Tuesday. However, Metpally mandal received 111 mm rainfall followed by Ibrahimpatnam 105.2 mm, Mallial 65 mm, Korutla 35 mm, Kathalapur 42 mm, Chandurthi 44 mm, Raikal 38 mm and Mustabad 14.6 mm.
Out of 57 mandals, no district received normal rainfall. About 44 mandals received less 59 deficit rainfall and remaining mandals received deficit of 60 to 90 per cent rainfall.
Moderate in MedakMedak Staff Reporter adds: Farmers have a sigh of relief on Tuesday as several parts of the district registered rain fall. At Siddipet division as moderate to heavy rain was recorded in the area. While rain lashed continuously for two hours in Gajwel and Toopran. However, no rain was recorded at Narsapur Assembly area. Heavy down pour was reported from Ryakal and Peddashankarampet areas under Narayanakhed constituency limits whereas the constituency headquarters experienced limited rain fall. Rain fall was also reported from some places in Zaheerabad and surrounding areas. Some parts of Medak have also registered rain fall though it was not heavy.
‘Rain came at right time’Warangal Special Correspondent adds: The heavy downpour for about two hours gave the much needed reprieve to the people who were reeling under the hot spell for the past one week. Highest rainfall of 140 mm was recorded in Mahabubabad area followed by 50 mm in Jangaon area. There was about 40 mm rainfall average in mandals such as Bachannapet, Station Ghanpur, Wardhannapet, Rayaparthi, Thorrur, Maripeda, Kesamudram, Nekkonda, Sangem, Narasampet and others.
Agriculture scientist R Uma Reddy said the rain had come at right time and it would help the crops like paddy, maize, chilly, turmeric and
soyabeen. The present rain will help save the maize and paddy for next ten days. One more rain is required before harvesting the crops, he told
The Hindu .
