HYDERABAD: Heavy rain accompanied by means of sturdy wind and hail left a trail of destruction in several portions of Telangana on Thursday.
A person died after a portion of his space collapsed in Warangal, while two people have been killed n Nalgonda and one every in Rangareddy and Warangal in rain similar incidents. Normal lifestyles used to be hit hard with street transport disrupted due to fall of bushes on arterial roads. Power provide used to be disrupted and ratings of villages plunged into darkness.
Though the unexpected downpour introduced the much-needed relief from the sweltering summer heat, it led to untold damage to farmers in several districts across the state. Standing crop spread over hundreds of acres used to be flattened.
Unseasonal rains damage paddy and maize, mango crop worst hit
Heavy downpour on Thursday damaged crops in several portions of Telangana. Even the farm produce brought to marketplace yards for sale used to be damaged. Thousands of quintals of paddy and maize used to be uncovered to rainwater as farmers had little time to hide them with tarpaulins. Stock had piled up at many marketplace yards both due to shortage of lorries or loss of remunerative costs.
This is the third time this summer that farmers in many portions of Telangana had suffered crop losses due to unseasonal rains. Mango crop used to be worst hit. Cotton and chilli crop used to be additionally affected. Hundreds of acres of vegetable crops, specifically leafy vegetables, have been inundated by means of heavy rains accompanied by means of hailstones. The crop and yield loss is being pegged at ₹100 crore.
Heavy rain lashed Khammam and Bhadradri-Kothagudem districts on Thursday morning inflicting severe damage to crop. By evening, the rains spread throughout Warangal-Urban, Warangal-Rural, Karimnagar, Yadadri, Mancherial, Nalgonda, Bhupalapalli, Suryapet, Medchal, Rangareddy, Sangareddy, Medak and Siddipet districts. A couple of tin sheets of Warangal railway station have been blown away by means of sturdy wind.
A 70-year-old man, Ayodhya, died at SR Nagar in Warangal after a portion of his space collapsed. Electricity poles fell over a space in Warangal. Huge bushes have been uprooted at a number of puts. A century-old Peepul tree used to be uprooted in Siddipet.
e-Seva centres did not serve as due to power outages in Warangal. Students making use of for quite a lot of aggressive examinations have been affected. Many may just no longer download hall tickets. Services have been paralyzed in government and personal hospitals, including MGM Hospital.
About 300 quintals of paddy used to be damaged in Jammikunta marketplace yard of Karimnagar district. Traffic on Jagtyal, Manthani, Mahamuttaram and Kaleshwaram roads used to be hit. Warangal-Karimnagar freeway used to be the worst hit. About 10,000 baggage of crimson chilli and turmeric have been sopping wet in rainwater at Enumamula agricultural marketplace. Annamaneni Gopal Rao, CMD of TSNPDCL, told TOI that about 200 poles have been uprooted and tool provide used to be being restored on a struggle footing.
Venkatapuram and Burgampadu in Khammam district recorded 30 mm of rainfall, adopted by means of Bhadrachalam and Aswaraopet 20 mm and Aswapuram, Pinapaka and Manuguru 10 mm. The highest maximum temperature of 43 degrees Celsius on Thursday used to be recorded at Adilabad and Nizamabad.
A person died after a portion of his space collapsed in Warangal, while two people have been killed n Nalgonda and one every in Rangareddy and Warangal in rain similar incidents. Normal lifestyles used to be hit hard with street transport disrupted due to fall of bushes on arterial roads. Power provide used to be disrupted and ratings of villages plunged into darkness.
Though the unexpected downpour introduced the much-needed relief from the sweltering summer heat, it led to untold damage to farmers in several districts across the state. Standing crop spread over hundreds of acres used to be flattened.
Unseasonal rains damage paddy and maize, mango crop worst hit
Heavy downpour on Thursday damaged crops in several portions of Telangana. Even the farm produce brought to marketplace yards for sale used to be damaged. Thousands of quintals of paddy and maize used to be uncovered to rainwater as farmers had little time to hide them with tarpaulins. Stock had piled up at many marketplace yards both due to shortage of lorries or loss of remunerative costs.
This is the third time this summer that farmers in many portions of Telangana had suffered crop losses due to unseasonal rains. Mango crop used to be worst hit. Cotton and chilli crop used to be additionally affected. Hundreds of acres of vegetable crops, specifically leafy vegetables, have been inundated by means of heavy rains accompanied by means of hailstones. The crop and yield loss is being pegged at ₹100 crore.
Heavy rain lashed Khammam and Bhadradri-Kothagudem districts on Thursday morning inflicting severe damage to crop. By evening, the rains spread throughout Warangal-Urban, Warangal-Rural, Karimnagar, Yadadri, Mancherial, Nalgonda, Bhupalapalli, Suryapet, Medchal, Rangareddy, Sangareddy, Medak and Siddipet districts. A couple of tin sheets of Warangal railway station have been blown away by means of sturdy wind.
A 70-year-old man, Ayodhya, died at SR Nagar in Warangal after a portion of his space collapsed. Electricity poles fell over a space in Warangal. Huge bushes have been uprooted at a number of puts. A century-old Peepul tree used to be uprooted in Siddipet.
e-Seva centres did not serve as due to power outages in Warangal. Students making use of for quite a lot of aggressive examinations have been affected. Many may just no longer download hall tickets. Services have been paralyzed in government and personal hospitals, including MGM Hospital.
About 300 quintals of paddy used to be damaged in Jammikunta marketplace yard of Karimnagar district. Traffic on Jagtyal, Manthani, Mahamuttaram and Kaleshwaram roads used to be hit. Warangal-Karimnagar freeway used to be the worst hit. About 10,000 baggage of crimson chilli and turmeric have been sopping wet in rainwater at Enumamula agricultural marketplace. Annamaneni Gopal Rao, CMD of TSNPDCL, told TOI that about 200 poles have been uprooted and tool provide used to be being restored on a struggle footing.
Venkatapuram and Burgampadu in Khammam district recorded 30 mm of rainfall, adopted by means of Bhadrachalam and Aswaraopet 20 mm and Aswapuram, Pinapaka and Manuguru 10 mm. The highest maximum temperature of 43 degrees Celsius on Thursday used to be recorded at Adilabad and Nizamabad.
Rain kills five in T, crop loss at Rs 100 crore
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