Telangana, Andhra Pradesh heavy rain live updates: KCR calls high-level meet

Among the worst-hit areas in Telangana are the erstwhile composite districts of Warangal, Karimnagar and Khammam. The rain has resulted in overflowing of water bodies which resulted in several villages being inundated, disrupting several lives in the process.

CM Jaganmohan Reddy directs collectors to ensure relief measures

Chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy reviewed the flood situation with senior officials and district collectors on Sunday and put them on high alert. The CM directed the collectors to evacuate people from low-lying areas.

KCR convenes meeting of Telangana top officials

Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to chair a high-level review meeting at Pragathi Bhavan today at 1pm to assess the situation and measures to be taken. The chief secretary, DGP, officials from the water resources department, electricity, municipal, panchayat raj, agriculture, natural disaster management will be present in the meeting.

East Godavari: 17.44 lakh cusecs of water is being released into the sea from Sir Arthur Cotton barrage. Pond level is 16.80 feet. Third warning will be issued once water level reaches 17.75 feet.

Water level in Godavari river recorded at 59 ft in Bhadrachalam at 8am on Monday.

Officials keep vigil as Hussainsagar crosses FTL limit

The sluice control gate of Hussainsagar was opened after water levels went above the full-tank-level (FTL) capacity of 513.4 metres with Sunday seeing an FTL of 513.55 metres. The two water channels on either side of Tank Bund which drain out excess water to downstream storm water drains witnessed heavy flow on Sunday.

Pockets of rain-hit Hyderabad under knee-deep water

Authorities at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Sunday said they have kept two boats on standby for emergency evacuation as water levels in various lake and tanks rose due to three days of continuous rain. Wiser after rescue operations by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to airlift farmers stranded in flood waters in Bhupalpally

Telangana: Warangal on high alert, relief camps set up

District administrations have been put on high alert in Warangal and elsewhere, as monsoon rains lashed various on Sunday. In Warangal city, several localities have been inundated, while hilly streams in Karimnagar and Mahabubabad are filled to the brim. Relief camps have been set up several places, while minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar inspected arrangement in Khammam.

50,000 acres of farmland submerged in Telangana

Crops in nearly 50,000 acres of farmland have submerged in Telangana as continuous heavy rains swamp large parts of the state, officials said. Cotton crop has been hit badly as farmers have taken up sowing operations of the crop in 58 lakh acres this rainy season, four acres more than last year.

Districts face flood fury as rains batter Telangana, Met predicts more

Heavy rains triggered by the southwest monsoon in Telangana has led to some districts receiving two month’s rainfall quota in just 72 hours, with the weatherman warning of more heavy rains.