HYDERABAD: Even as most of Telangana is soaking up the monsoon rains with Aswaraopet in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district receiving 21 cm rainfall and rivulets and water bodies in spate at several places, 10 out of 16 mandals in Hyderabad district such as Ameerpet, Marredpally and Himayatnagar recorded a deficit rainfall.
The authorities on Monday said the scanty rain will have a major impact on groundwater levels in Hyderabad. “The rainfall was recorded through 14 rain gauges and two automatic weather stations. Hyderabad district’s normal rainfall around this time of the monsoon season should be 393.4 mm, but till now, it is 292 mm only,” Rambhadram, chief planning officer, Hyderabad, told TOI.
Marredpally tops the chart in deficit rainfall over city
The district chief planning office released the rainfall data for 16 mandals. Shaikpet, Ameerpet, Trimulgherry, Marredpally,
Musheerabad, Himayatnagar, Nampally, Khairatabad, Asifnagar and Bahadurpura mandals received deficit rainfall, while Saidabad, Charminar, Bandlaguda, Golconda, Amberpet and
Secunderabad saw normal rain.
For instance, in Marredpally, cumulative rainfall was 78.2mm during August, recording a deficit of 48.6%. Among the mandals which got deficit rain, Marredpally tops the charts. Trimulgherry comes second with a deficit of 45.8%. Charminar mandal with 2.4% deficit rain is better placed, but the situation is far from satisfactory, the officials said.
All 16 mandals either recorded excess or normal rainfall in 2017. Shaikpet, Saidabad, Ameerpet, Amberpet, Nampally, Khairatabad, Asifnagar, Golconda, Bahadurpura, Charminar and Bandlaguda mandals witnessed excess rainfall of 506.6mm against a normal rainfall of 393.4mm. Secunderabad, Trimulgherry, Marredpally, Musheerabad and Himayatnagar recorded normal rainfall in 2017.
The authorities said the scanty rain will have a major impact on groundwater levels in Hyderabad.
