School children on an arterial road in Sangareddy in Telangana on August 11, 2024.
| Photo Credit: Mohd. Arif
Heavy overnight rains lashed several parts of Telangana on the night of August 11, continuing into the morning of 12 August, bringing widespread wet conditions across multiple districts.
According to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS), between 8.30 a.m. of August 11 and 8 a.m. of August 12, Kapulakanaparthy in Warangal district recorded the highest rainfall of 21.8 cm. This was followed by 19.4 cm in Sangem (Warangal), 19 cm in Nagaram (Suryapet), 18.3 cm in Phanigiri (Suryapet), 16 cm in Urus (Warangal), 13.6 cm in Thungaturthi (Suryapet), 13.3 cm in Addagudur (Yadadri Bhongir), 13.1 cm in Wardhannapet (Warangal), 12.6 cm in Gorrekunta (Warangal), 12.4 cm in Kashibugga (Warangal) and 12.1 cm in Waddekothapalle (Mahabubabad).
Hyderabad and its surrounding areas also received moderate overnight showers. Within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits, Gajularamaram recorded the highest rainfall of 6 cm, followed by 3.4 cm in Quthbullapur. Moosapet, Rajendranagar and Secunderabad each recorded 2.5 cm, while Bowenpally, Secunderabad Cantonment, Ramachandrapuram and Patancheru reported 2.4 cm. Yousufguda registered 2.2 cm.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall alert for 12 August in Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Jagitial, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal and Hanmakonda districts.
Published – August 12, 2025 10:46 am IST
