Heavy rains will continue to batter parts of Telangana over the next few days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday, July 11. In its bulletin, the IMD issued a red warning in eight districts for Monday — Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Peddapalli and Bhupalapally. A red warning is also in place for the intervening night of July 11 and 12 in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial and Bhupalapally, as well as during the day on July 12 in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak and Kamareddy districts.
Other districts are likely to witness rains as well, with the IMD issuing an orange warning (for heavy to very heavy rain) in Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal (Rural), Warangal (Urban) and Janagaon districts on July 11. On July 12, orange warning has been sounded in n Jagityal, Rajanna Sirsilla, Karimnagar, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal (Rural), Warangal (Urban), Janagaon,Siddipet, and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri.
On Monday, July 11, Hyderabad will have overcast skies, and will likely see light to heavy spells of rain, the IMD said. The weather agency has said that on July 12 as well, the city will see cloudy skies and light spells of rain.
In light of the heavy rains lashing the state, a rain holiday has been declared for all educational institutions from July 11 to July 13. The order was given by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, following a high-level meeting involving several ministers, MLAs, the chief secretary and others, to discuss the rain situation and safety measures that can be taken.
Due to the heavy rains, the South Central Railways has cancelled as many as 34 Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) trains from July 11 to July 13. These include nine trains to and from Hyderabad and Lingampally, seven Falaknuma-Lingampally and return trains, and one Secunderabad-Lingampally and return train. Find details below:
MMTS trains cancelled. #HyderabadRains pic.twitter.com/a9jVL5y8JR
— Ch Sushil Rao (@sushilrTOI) July 11, 2022