Telangana receives 18% excess rainfall

HYDERABAD: The state has received excess rainfall this season up to July this year. The ground water department on Thursday said that the state recorded 18% excess rainfall as compared to the normal rainfall during the same period.
The status of ground water level scenario report for 2020-21 up to July 2020 said the rainfall received was 439.8mm as against the normal rainfall of 373.4mm.
Out of 33 districts, 16 received excess rainfall, 15 received normal rainfall and two received deficit rainfall.
Also, out of the 589 mandals, 266 received excess rainfall (+20% and above to normal), 249 received normal rainfall (-19 to +19 %) and 74 received deficit rainfall (-20 % to -59 %).
The districts which have received excess rainfall, which is more than 20 per cent of the normal, are Bhadradri Kothagudem (22%), Hyderabad (22%), Mahbubabad (22%), Warangal urban (22%), Sircilla 23 (23%), Medak (25%), Khammam (30%), Ranga Reddy (33%), Nagarkurnool (36%), Jangaon (45%), Vikarabad (52%), Siddipet (59%), Mahbubnagar (89%), Narayanpet (108%), Wanaparthy (116%) and Jogulamba Gadwal (161%) excess rainfall.
Districts, which received normal rainfall, are Jagityal, Adilabad, Kumarambheem, Mancherial, Peddapally, Warangal rural, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Kamareddy, Medchal, Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Suryapet, Sangareddy and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri.
According to the ground water department, Nizambad and Nirmal received deficit rainfall. While the deficit for Nizamabad was -24% and for Nirmal it was -30%.