Montha impact: Rains lash parts of Telangana

Hyderabad: Rains lashed different districts of Telangana on Wednesday under the impact of severe cyclonic storm Montha, which crossed the coast in neighboring Andhra Pradesh overnight.

In Telangana, Warangal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Mahabubabad, Suryapet, and Nalgonda were among the districts that witnessed a downpour, with rain also lashing Hyderabad.

Kalleda in Warangal and Addagudur in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri received rainfall of 91 mm from 8.30 AM to 11 AM, the Telangana Development Planning Society said.

The heavy downpour led to waterlogging on several roads, disrupting vehicular movement.

According to the Meteorological Department, the highest rainfall was recorded in Uppununtala of Nagarkurnool district at 20.8 cm, followed by Amrabad (19.7 cm) in the same district. Teldevarapalli (18.5 cm) in Nalgonda, Veltur (18.3 cm) and Ainolu (17.8 cm) in Nagarkurnool, Erraram (15.1 cm) and Polepalli (13.3 cm) in Nalgonda, Velijala (13.9 cm) in Ranga Reddy, Revalli (12.6 cm) in Wanaparthy, and Midjil (11.9 cm) in Mahbubnagar also recorded heavy rainfall.