Telangana received heavy rains due to cyclone Gulab
Hyderabad: Many districts in Telangana received heavy rains on Monday due to the effect of Cyclone Gulab which weakened into deep depression after crossing Andhra & Odisha coast overnight.
Including Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana received heavy rains on Monday morning and the authorities went on high alert in view of warning by IMD that heavy to very heavy rains are likely. IMD in a bulletin said that heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rain very likely to occur at places in Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityala, Rajanna Sircilla, Mahabubabad, Warangal Rural and Kamareddy districts.
IMD also forecast heavy to very heavy rain at places in Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapally, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Warangal (Urban), and Jangaon, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Siddipet, Sangareddy and Medak districts. Thunderstorm accompanied with lightening with a wind speed 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at places in many districts of Telangana.
Hyderabad Meteorological Centre Incharge Director K. Naga Ratna said the deep depression lay centered over Telangana and under its influence heavy to very heavy rains are likely in many parts of the state over next 24 hours. The State Government has already alerted the district collectors in view of the forecast of heavy rains.
Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar directed the district collectors to open special control rooms in all the districts to monitor the flood situation through telephonic conversation. CS asked the collectors to work in coordination with police and other line departments. The district officials were directed to be on alert with regard to low-lying areas, keep a vigil and take necessary measures on the tanks likely to breach.
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