Telangana State is likely to receive light to moderate rain/thundershowers at many places during the next five days, India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted on Monday.
The weatherman said heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur in Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, Mahabubnagar, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Medak and Nalgonda districts, during the next two days. .
Chief amounts of Rainfall recorded in Telangana today are: Koida (dist Khammam) 18 cm, Ibrahimpatnam (dist Rangareddy) 7cm , Boath (dist Adilabad) 7cm, Perur (dist Khammam) 7 cm , Sathupalle (dist Khammam) 6 cm , Nirmal (dist Adilabad) 6 cm , Metpalle (dist Karimnagar) 4 cm , Balkonda (dist Nizamabad) 4 cm , Sirpur (t) (dist Adilabad), Velpur (dist Nizamabad), Bheemgal (dist Nizamabad), Shriramsag.pocha (dist Nizamabad), Adilabad (dist Adilabad), Aswapuram (dist Khammam), Mallial (dist Karimnagar), Mortad (dist Nizamabad), Jagtial (dist Karimnagar), Nandipet (dist Nizamabad), Dummugudem (dist Khammam), Kammar Palle (dist Nizamabad), and Jakranpalle (dist Nizamabad) 3 cm each, Kunavaram (dist Khammam), Aswaraopeta (dist Khammam), Manuguru (dist Khammam), Mudhole (dist Adilabad), Pegadapalle (dist Karimnagar), Bhadrachalam (dist Khammam), Khanpur (dist Adilabad), Venkatapuram (dist Khammam), Armur (dist Nizamabad), and Pinapaka (dist Khammam) 2 cms each, Eturnagaram (dist Warangal), Yeda Palle (dist Nizamabad), Navipet (dist Nizamabad), Thimmapur (dist Karimnagar), and Karimnagar (dist Karimnagar) 1 cm each.
Met also predicted heavy rains in coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh for the next five days. Rains are likely to occur in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore districts.
“The reason for increased rainfall activities in Telangana is a low pressure area, which is lying off the Andhra Coast. This weather system will move in a westerly direction and further increase rain over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,” said Y K Reddy, director in charge, IMD, Hyderabad.(NSS)