Adilabad August 15: Several parts of Kumram Bheem Asifabad and Adilabad districts registered light to moderate rains, affecting normal life and disturbing the farm operations on Sunday. The average rainfall of the district was 22 mm. Kerameri and Wankidi mandals received the highest rainfall at 31.2 mm each. Sirpur (T), Koutala, Lingapur, Kaghaznagar, and Bejjur saw somewhere between 20 mm and 29 mm of rainfall.
The actual rainfall of the district was 1,317 mm as against normal rainfall of 677 mm from June 1 to August 14, reflecting an excess of 97 percent. Due to the rains, hilly streams were in a spate. Consequently, transportation in remote parts of the district was severely affected. Standing cotton, soya, paddy, and red gram crops got damaged, causing losses to farmers. People living in low-lying areas were advised to move to safer places. Victims of the floods are requested to contact numbers of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district 1800-599-1200 and 08733-279333 for help. Similarly, Penganga and Pranahita rivers swelled due to heavy rains in upstream areas of Maharashtra, inundating standing crops in Bejjur, Chintalamanepalli, Dahegaon, and Koutala mandals.
