Rain relief in city today
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS are likely to be witnessed because the rains have damaged many areas.
In a temporary reprieve for the city there will be a reduction of rainfall after Monday till September 30. Thereafter, a fresh spell of rainfall is predicted.
IMD and Hyderabad traffic police said that the city will receive heavy rains in isolated places and light to moderate rains in most places on Monday.
According to the education department, schools and colleges will remain open from Monday.
Chief secretary Rajiv Sharma said that authorities will monitor the situation.
IMD Hyderabad director Y.K. Reddy said, “After Monday, rain will reduce. It won’t be totally dry days but there will be a reduction wherein only 25 to 50 per cent of places will get moderate rain. From September 30 there will be increase in rainfall in Telangana state including Hyderabad.”
According to the IMD there is no heavy rainfall warning for Andhra Pradesh for the next three days.
Seen as a temporary reprieve for the city, meteorological authorities predicted there will be a reduction in rainfall after Monday that will continue till September 30.
Hyderabad DCP (Traffic) A.V. Ranganath, in an alert posted on the official Facebook page, said, “Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a forecast of heavy rain up to September 27.”
On Monday (September 26), there is likelihood of heavy traffic on Hyderabad roads. Since the roads are damaged at many places, vehicular movement would be slowed down resulting in traffic congestion.
“In case it rains tomorrow, especially in the morning hours or evening time, traffic problems would be further aggravated. There are 41 major waterlogging points in Hyderabad Commissionerate. This list is available over FB. Please try to avoid these stretches,” Mr Ganganath added.
As per AccuWeather, Hyderabad will witness less rainfall on Monday, just about 4 mm with a total of 3.5 hours of precipitation. On Tuesday also the rainfall will be reduced recording just around 1.2 cm. For Wednesday, around 2.4 cm of rain has been predicted. The trend is expected to continue on Thursday as well. However, on Friday good rainfall of up to 8.7cm is expected.