Rain continues to wreak havoc in many parts of Telangana

Laxmanchanda of Nirmal district received the highest rainfall of 146.4 mm, followed by 128.6 mm in Khanapur and 124.2 mm in Sarangapur of the same district. Similarly, Dahegaon of Kumaram Bheem district received 118.2 mm and Bazarhatnoor of Adilabad recorded 115.6 mm

Hyderabad

All the three major reservoirs – Srisailam, Nagarjunasagar and Pulichintala -- continued to receive heavy inflows into the Krishna river, forcing the authorities to lift the gates and release water to the downstream. (HT Photo)

Heavy rains wreaked havoc in several parts of Telangana in a span of 24 hours till Monday morning, though there was some respite in the next 12 hours, a bulletin from Hyderabad meteorological department said.

Laxmanchanda of Nirmal district received the highest rainfall of 146.4 mm, followed by 128.6 mm in Khanapur and 124.2 mm in Sarangapur of the same district. Similarly, Dahegaon of Kumaram Bheem district received 118.2 mm and Bazarhatnoor of Adilabad recorded 115.6 mm.

Several remote villages in Nirmal district remained disconnected from the mainstream. Similar reports of streams and rivulets overflowing with floods due to heavy rains, inundating low-lying areas and submerging crops.

At Chintalapalli village of Chennur block in Mancherial district, the approach road to the national highway connecting Nagpur got breached due to overflowing stream, disrupting traffic between Telangana and Chhattisgarh.

Meanwhile, district authorities of Bhadradri Kothagudem sounded high alert, as the water level at Godavari crossed the first danger mark of 43 feet at the temple town of Bhadrachalam and reached 45 feet by Monday evening.

In Krishna basin, too, all the three major reservoirs – Srisailam, Nagarjunasagar and Pulichintala continued to receive heavy inflows into the Krishna river, forcing the authorities to lift the gates and release water to the downstream.