Telangana weather: IMD forecast heavy rain for next three days; NDRF, SDRF on alert

Telangana weather

Telangana has experienced significant rainfall across several parts in the past 24 hours. With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more heavy rain for the next three days, authorities have intensified their efforts to implement cautionary measures and manage the situation, PTI reported.

In Hyderabad, “light to moderate” showers began on Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday. According to the report, State Transport Minister and Hyderabad district in-charge Ponnam Prabhakar held a review meeting with senior officials to assess preparedness.

The minister urged residents to stay alert and instructed officials to take all necessary steps to minimise public inconvenience. These include deploying special teams at 141 identified waterlogging points in Hyderabad and keeping National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams on standby.

According to the IMD’s bulletin issued on Wednesday, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places in several districts — including Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mahabubabad, Warangal, and Hanamkonda—until 8.30 am on July 24.

The warning extends to Jayashankar Bhupalapally and Mulugu districts until July 25, and to various other districts until July 26, the report added. Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) are also expected during this period.

Meanwhile, Venkatapuram in Mulugu district recorded the highest rainfall at 22 cm as of 8.30 am on Wednesday, according to the Telangana Development Planning Society.

As per the report, waterlogging was reported in several low-lying areas of Karimnagar and Warangal districts, with rainwater entering homes. Continuous rainfall over the past few days has caused flooding in many such areas across Telangana.