Rain alert: Orange alerts issued for 14 districts and yellow alert for the rest as renewed rain is witnessed in Telangana.
The IMD warning comes after some parts of the state have already witnessed floods this month. (Creative Commons)
The Meteorological Centre of Hyderabad issued fresh rain alerts on Saturday, 23 July, for several districts of Telangana.
Red alerts were issued for Adilabad, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapally, Mahabubabad, Warangal (Rural), and Warangal (Urban) districts, with the expectation of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.
Orange alerts, suggesting heavy to very heavy rainfall, were issued for 14 districts, and all other districts, including Hyderabad, have been put on a yellow alert (heavy rainfall) for the next three days.
7 day forecast(mid day) of Telangana Based on 0300 UTC issued at 1300 Hours IST dated: 23/07/2022 pic.twitter.com/j9aNu5B1u2
— IMD_Metcentrehyd (@metcentrehyd) July 23, 2022
List of districts kept under red and orange alert. (South First / Ajay Tomar)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Hyderabad is expected to receive light to moderate rainfall on 23-24 July.
There could be thundershowers with intense spells of heavy rainfall, it said in a statement.
This is the second time in the month when IMD has issued a code red alert. Heavy spells of rain returned to central Telangana districts on Wednesday, 20 July, after causing widespread destruction in the northern and eastern districts last week.
According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), Pathur mandal in Medak district recorded the highest rainfall of 267mm over the last 24 hours.
It was followed by Devaruppula (255mm) in Jangaon district and Rajpally (237.8mm) in Medak district.
Telangana district wise rainfall recorded in the last 24 hours. (TSDPS website)
This year Telangana has received 132 percent excess rain during the monsoon season so far.
Out of 33 districts in the state, 32 have received excess rain of more than 60 percent.
According to the TSDPS, the state’s average cumulative rainfall from 1 June to 1 July was 524.9 mm, whereas the normal is 226.6 mm.
This caused floods in several parts of the state — Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mulugu, Jayashankar Bhupalpally and other districts — and disrupted normal life, with schools and colleges closed for a whole week this month.
The state government has constantly kept the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on alert.
Hyderabad GHMC recorded rainfall in the last 24 hours. (TSDPS website)
Hyderabad has been put under yellow alert and is likely to witness light to moderate rainfall with an overall cloudy sky. There may be intense spells, along with thundershowers.
On Friday, it rained continuously through the day with many roads inundated throughout the city.
Several low-lying areas turned into water pools and streams with traffic snarls reported in most parts of the city.
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