Telangana: IMD predicts very heavy rains in these districts
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers in most places in Telangana and warned of heavy to very heavy rains likely to occur at isolated places in 10 districts of the state. The daily weather report issued till 8.30 am today said the southwest monsoon has been active over Telangana and heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places in Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mahabubabad and Mulugu districts. The latest weather bulletin issued at 1 pm warned that heavy to very heavy rain was very likely to occur at isolated places in Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jagital, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal and Hanamkonda districts of the state from 1 pm of Saturday till 8.30 am of July 21. Meanwhile, in view of the heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast and the breach of Ashwaraopet tank in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, state Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy directed chief engineers of the department not to leave their headquarters without prior permission of the department secretary.