
Respite from rain after Monday’s battering
The Hindu
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After bettering almost entire Telangana during the 24-hour period till 8.30 am on Tuesday, there was some respite from rain with a highest of 25 mm rain recorded at Ailapur in Jagtial district from 8.30 am to 9 pm on Tuesday. However, the impact of Monday’s very heavy to extremely heavy rain was still visible on Tuesday too.
According to the Met department, a highest of nearly 22.6 cm rain was recorded at Jakranpalle in Nizamabad district during the 24-hour period till 8.30 am Tuesday followed by 21 cm at Navipet and over 20.9 cm at Dharpalle, both in Nizamabad district. At another 38 places, the rainfall recorded was in the range of 10 cm and 18.3 cm in Nizamabad, Rajanna-Sircilla, Kamareddy, Nirmal, Jayashankar-Bhupalapally, Jagtial, Peddapalli, Mulugu, Bhadradri-Kothagudem and Khammam districts.
At another 10 places the rainfall recorded was between 9 cm and 9.9 cm and at another 90 places in the range of 5 cm to 8.9 cm.

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