State on High Alert as Rains Swell Rivers

Telangana remained on high alert on Thursday as the IMD warned of more heavy to very heavy rains over the next two days.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad

While Hyderabad stayed mostly dry despite an orange alert for the second consecutive day, several districts across the state reported heavy rains, swelling rivers, flooding low-lying areas and prompting precautionary evacuations.

Rajendranagar recorded the highest rainfall in the city limits at 52.3 mm from Wednesday to Thursday. The subdued rains left many wondering about the "missing monsoon" despite a low-pressure area active over the Bay of Bengal.

Elsewhere, Kothaguda in Mahbubabad district received 12.8 cm while Nizamabad's Rudrur recorded 9.9 cm. Earlier on Thursday, Nagarkurnool's Kalwakurthy received 19.8 cm, Uppununthala 16.8 cm, Chandrugonda in Bhadradri Kothagudem 12.8 cm, Mellacheruvu in Suryapet 12.18 cm and Ghanpur in Wanaparthy 11.75 cm.