Hyderabad: Heavy rainfall for the second consecutive day has helped Telangana overcome its seasonal deficit, with torrential downpours lashing multiple districts on Wednesday night. Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Mulugu, and Karimnagar bore the brunt, with isolated locations recording extremely high rainfall within hours.
Bhejjur in Kumram Bheem district received the highest rainfall at 23.7 cm, followed by 21.9 cm in Venkatapur, Mulugu. Pocharam in Karimnagar saw 14.5 cm, while Mangapet (12.5 cm), Mallampalli (11.9 cm), Mangipalli (11.6 cm), and Maripalligudem in Hanamkonda (11.3 cm) also reported heavy spells. Officials have been put on high alert, and public advisories have been issued.
In Hyderabad, overcast conditions prevailed with moderate rainfall. Musheerabad recorded 1.9 cm, Vidyanagar 1.7 cm, Banjara Hills 1.6 cm, and Amberpet and Nampally 1.5 cm each.
The IMD reported a low-pressure area forming over the north Bay of Bengal, merging with a surface trough off the Andhra coast. This system is expected to slightly ease rainfall intensity but will continue to cause moderate rains with isolated heavy spells for a week. A yellow alert has been issued.
Heavy rainfall in upstream Maharashtra and Karnataka has swelled floodwaters in the Krishna basin. Projects including Almatti, Narayanpur, Jurala, and Srisailam are nearing full capacity, with inflows continuing. If current trends persist, Nagarjuna Sagar may also fill up in 2–3 days.
Jurala is receiving 62,000 cusecs and releasing an equal amount. Srisailam is receiving 80,000 cusecs and discharging 1.54 lakh cusecs. Sagar has a 1.21 lakh cusec inflow. In contrast, Godavari basin projects are yet to see significant inflows, causing concern.
