The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red colour warning for extremely heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, Bihar, Telangana and Coastal Andhra Pradesh today.
Speaking exclusively to Akashvani News, Senior IMD scientist Dr. R K Jenamani said that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Odisha, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh and parts of North East India.
The weather department also forecast thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty winds at isolated places over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, North Interior Karnataka and Vidarbha.
In Telangana, heavy rains lashed several parts of the state while Met officials issued Red alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall in some districts Including Hyderabad for next three days. The state authorities have been on high alert. The state is receiving rainfall under the influence of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
Several parts of Hyderabad including Charminar and Khairatabad received about 3 CMS of rainfall since this morning.
Meanwhile, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation authorities have asked people to remain indoors, in view of the Red alert issued by the Met officials.
The Met department has issued warning that very heavy rainfall and at times extremely heavy rain likely in Hyderabad and few other districts of the state this evening.
Meanwhile, Komarambheem Asifabad received over 5 CMS of rainfall since this morning.
