The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh weather advisory for Telangana, predicting continuous rain and thunderstorms across the state from September 26 to October 2. As several districts are expected to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall, accompanied by lightning, gusty winds, and thunderstorms, Chief Minister (CM) A. Revanth Reddy has placed the state administration on high alert and ordered officials to closely monitor the situation.
On Friday, the bad weather disrupted air travel. Multiple flights to Hyderabad were either cancelled or diverted. So far, IndiGo flights from Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune have been redirected to Vijayawada.
Amid heavy rainfall alert, Hyderabad Police advised IT companies to allow employees to work from home to ease traffic congestion, following a heavy rainfall alert from IMD. The weather agency has warned that Hyderabad is likely to experience moderate to heavy rains or thundershowers with gusty winds of 40–50 km/h on Friday and Saturday.
According to a report by The Economic Times, from the morning of September 26 to the morning of September 27, the weather department has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers at most places across the state.
Districts such as Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, and Wanaparthy are expected to be the worst hit.
Other districts including Adilabad, Komuram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Hanumakonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Narayanpet, and Jogulamba Gadwal may also see heavy rainfall.
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