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Heavy overnight showers on Sunday made way to overcast conditions across Hyderabad on Monday morning. Rains, however, are not likely to relent with IMD, Hyderabad on Monday issuing a warning that heavy to very heavy rains across multiple regions of Telangana State, including Hyderabad and the neighboring districts, will occur in the coming 24-hours.
While there were no reports of major downpour during peak office hours in Hyderabad on Monday morning, wet and inundated roads, however, caused traffic congestions at several sections . Thanks to the impact of overnight showers, traffic moved at snail’s pace at several busy stretches including Trimulgherry, Karkhana, Begumpet, Alwal, Kompally, Uppal, Nagole and Habsiguda. Slow traffic was also witnessed at Yashoda Hospitals, Nalgonda cross roads, Malakpet railway station, Azampura towards Chaderghat. Similar was the situation of traffic in several busy sections of Hitec City-Gachibowli region, Hyderabad Traffic Police said.
Meanwhile, the IMD Hyderabad warned Heavy to Very Heavy Rain is very likely to occur at isolated places in Nizamabad, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, and Kamareddy districts of Telangana. Apart from that, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are very likely to occur in many places over Telangana.
Heavy Rain very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mahabubnagar districts of Telangana, the IMD, Hyderabad said.
Top regions in Hyderabad that received the highest rainfall include Addagutta, Malkajgiri, Yousufguda, Khairatabad, Dr MCRHRD, Shaikpet mandal, Mettuguda, Marredpally, Borabanda, Khairatabad, Musheerabad, and University of Hyderabad, Serilingampally.
Heavy to very heavy rains wreaked havoc in several parts of Telangana in the last 24 hours, particularly in the northern districts, resulting in heavy inflows into Godavari river and several streams overflowing, officials said. The Telangana government has ordered holidays for educational institutions and government offices in the state due to heavy rains.
The IMD issued warnings of heavy to very heavy rain in multiple districts and advised high alert to minimize damage. The bulletin said the average rainfall of the state was recorded as 47.1 mm, 406% above normal. The highest rainfall recorded was 220.2 mm at Ramadugu in Karimnagar district.
Hyderabad is under a red alert as it grapples with a deluge of rain that has inundated several localities. The Meteorological Department issued the alert, warning residents to brace for heavy rainfall throughout the day. Intense downpour hit Hyderabad, causing waterlogging and traffic disruptions.
The sudden change in weather is attributed to a deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal, which has intensified into the cyclonic storm ‘Nivar’. The IMD has forecast heavy rains in Hyderabad and across the state for the next few days, with the possibility of thunderstorms and lightning strikes on Friday.
