Heavy rains lashed several parts of Telangana on Thursday under the influence of a low-pressure area in the northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha and West Bengal coasts. Very heavy rainfall at few places inundated low-lying areas and snapped communication to few villages. Constant rainfall in Greater Hyderabad since Wednesday night resulted in the inundation of roads and disrupted vehicular traffic.
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According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the southwest monsoon has been active across Telangana and rain occurred at most places. Very heavy rain took place at few areas in Bhadradri Kothagudem and at isolated places in Jayashankar Bhupalapally and heavy rains happened at most places in Mahabubabad, and at isolated places in Khammam and Warangal Rural districts. Burgampadu in Bhadradri Kothagudem received the highest rainfall of 17 cm.
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Meanwhile, the rains led to a big drop in the day temperature across the state. According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society, the maximum temperature in Hyderabad plummeted from 29.7 degrees Celsius on August 12 to 23.8 degrees Celsius on Thursday. The maximum temperature also fell drastically in other districts in the state with the departure from average temperature ranging from 0.1 to 5.7 degrees. The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places across Telangana till August 17.