Mulugu records highest rainfall in Warangal district

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsA low pressure trough, extending from Vidarbha to South Coastal Tamil Nadu across Telangana, Rayalaseema and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh, may trigger rain and thunder showers at many places in Telangana and some places in Rayalaseema and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh.According to officials of the Meteorological department, the low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has moved towards Chhattisgarh and neighbouring areas.The monsoon is active in Telangana, but normal in Rayalaseema and Andhra regions.In the last 24 hours, moderate to heavy rains were recorded at several places in Telangana and coastal region.In Telangana, the highest rainfall of nine cm was measured in Mulugu in Warangal district, followed by 8 cm in Sultanabad in Karimnagar.In Coastal Andhra, Parvathipuram in Vizianagaram district recorded highest rainfall of seven cm, and six cm in Kavali in Nellore district.Also, in Rayalaseema, Kadiri and Pamidi in Anantapur district recorded six cm of rainfall. Adilabad district in North Telangana received copious rainfall in the last two days, and it is still continuing.With good inflows into the Kadem reservoir, three of the 18 crest gates of the dam have been lifted to release water.Kadem Reservoir Full to the BrimAccording to the project officials, the inflows recorded at 10:15 am on Monday stood at 1,611 cusecs and the outflows were 926 cusecs.The water level in the project reached up to 699.5 feet against the full reservoir level (FRL) of 700 feet. As much as 85,000 acres get irrigated from the project and around 80 irrigation tanks under it are brimming full, bringing relief to around 48,000 farmers in five mandals in the district.Officials said 8000 acres of paddy, in Kadem mandal alone, have been taken up for cultivation, and other crops including maize, cotton, soyabean etc are also being taken up in another 8,000 acres.The rain in the last couple of days also brought cheers to the farmers in Kurnool and Anantapur districts, and a new lease of life was infused into the withering groundnut crop in Anantapur district.However, the rains were not significant enough for improving the reservoir levels to benefit power production.first published:August 28, 2012, 10:47 ISTlast updated:August 28, 2012, 10:47 IST 
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