![]() ![]() GHMC officials have been tracking lakes at or nearing full tank level (FTL), including Hussain Sagar and Fox Sagar, as well as low-lying areas across the region. Owing to the inclement weather conditions, the Telangana government has declared a two-day holiday for all educational institutions, government, government-aided and private on Wednesday and Thursday (July 26 and 27) in the state.Ĭommuters should be prepared to face more waterlogging, traffic, wet and slippery roads, tree falls and electricity disruptions as rainfall continues this week.įurthermore, in view of heavy rain alerts looming over the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), 428 teams are kept on standby to carry out rescue efforts. Given these forecasts, an orange alert (meaning ‘be prepared') has been issued over Hyderabad for today, July 26, which will downgrade to the yellow watch from Thursday, July 27. Thereafter, moderate to heavy showers may pelt the city on Thursday, while light to moderate rains are likely from Friday to Sunday (July 28-30). With increased wind circulation, rainfall activity over Telangana, including Hyderabad, is expected to intensify over the next few days.Ĭloudy skies, with heavy to very heavy rains (64.5 mm to 204.5 mm), accompanied by intense spells at times, are expected to impact Hyderabad on Wednesday, July 26. More heavy rains to soak Hyderabad Orange alert issuedĪs per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the system brewing over the Northwest Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into a depression in the next 24 hours. The situation across the state isn’t much better, with four lives having been lost in separate rain-related incidents in Telangana since Monday - two in Mahbubnagar, and one each in Nizamabad and Medak districts. Commuters took to social media to air their grievances as vehicles moved at a snail’s pace. Further, waterlogging in several key areas caused severe traffic snarls throughout the city. In Ameerpet’s Shakti Apartment, the lower wall of a balcony collapsed due to heavy rains on Monday evening, fortunately, nobody was injured in the incident. Naturally, Hyderabad has not escaped scot-free. ![]() So far, the state capital has recorded nearly 50 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period between Monday and Tuesday (July 24 and 25), and 14.7 mm rainfall in the subsequent 24 hours (until 8:30 AM on Wednesday, July 26). Incessant rains have continued over Telangana, including Hyderabad city well into Wednesday morning. Now, thanks to the influence of a well-marked low-pressure area over the Northwest Bay of Bengal off the North Andhra-South Odisha coasts, the system’s activity has further intensified Traffic along Hyderabad’s busiest stretches, right from the IT hub - cutting across Hi-Tec City, Gachibowli, and Financial District- to Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills, Begumpet and Mehdipatnam came to a standstill.īut that was just the beginning of torrential rainfall activity over the city which was in the grips of a fierce East-West shear zone circulation. Wednesday, July 26: After taking a brief break this past weekend, intense monsoon activity returned to Hyderabad on Monday evening, soaking the Telangana capital with blinding thundershowers.
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