NIZAMABAD: Rains have been lashing Nizamabad and Kamareddy districts for the past two days after a prolonged break. Water bodies have started getting inflows. Farmers have intensified their agricultural operations.
People are unable to move out due to continuous rain. Officials have set up relief centres in anticipation of low-lying areas getting flooded.
In Nizamabad district, the highest rainfall of 78.0 mm has been recorded at Donkeshwar mandal headquarters, followed by 59.1 mm in Bheemgal and 58.2 mm in Chandur. The district recorded an average rainfall of 37.7 mm on Thursday. Of the 33 mandals, only 13 mandals have received normal rainfall, while the remaining 20 mandals are facing deficit rainfall.
In Kamareddy district, the highest rainfall of 54.3 mm has been received in Ramareddy, followed by 52.3 mm in Lachapet village of Machareddy mandal and 42.0 mm rainfall in Bommandevpally village in Nasrullabad mandal. Farmers are happy as they had been eagerly waiting for rains to save their standing crops.
Sriramsagar project has started receiving inflows from the upstream areas. Its level of water at present is 1,068.80 feet, as against the full reservoir level of 1,091.00 feet. Last year on the same day, the water level had been 1070.60 feet. The water storage on Thursday stands at 21.369 TMC, compared to 24.376 TMC last year on the same day.
Around 2,579 cusecs of water inflows have reached Sriramsagar project from upstream Maharashtra state, apart from Nizamabad and Nirmal districts. Outflow is 608 cusecs including evaporation losses and water utilised for drinking purposes. From June 1, 2025, Sriramsagar project has so far received 11.519 TMC of water. The outflow is 2.93 TMC.
District collectors T. Vinay Krishna Reddy of Nizamabad and Ashish Sangvan of Kamareddy have reviewed the rainfall situation in their respective districts. Municipal commissioners focussed on flooding of low-lying areas in Nizamabad Municipal Corporation and Bodhan, Armoor, Kamareddy and other municipal towns.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Nizamabad district agriculture officer M. Govindu said good rainfall will be useful for sowing crops, including paddy, soyabean, turmeric, palm oil and pulses during the ensuing Kharif season.
