All major projects and barrages in both the Krishna and Godavari river basins continued to discharge heavy surplus flood with rain lashing the upstream catchment areas in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh, coupled with heavy precipitation in the local catchment areas in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
In the State, heavy rains lashed different parts for the third day in a row on Sunday with over 40 places recording heavy rainfall in the range of 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm from 8.30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Met department has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places in Adilabad, Nirmal and Nizamabad district during the 24-hour period from 8.30 a.m. on Monday.
Allapalli in Bhadradri-Kothgudem district recorded extremely heavy rainfall of 351 mm (35.1 cm) during the 24-hour period till 8.30 a.m. on Sunday. Heavy rainfall of over 100 mm was also recorded at another over 30 places in Medak, Sangareddy, Rajanna Sircilla, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Jayashankar Bhupalapally and Mulugu districts during the period.
