Transportation disrupted in former Adilabad, Telangana

ADILABAD: Heavy rain since Saturday night in the erstwhile Adilabad district and upper parts of Maharashtra has resulted in massive inflows into various projects, causing rivers to flow at full capacity and cutting off transportation to several villages.

Areas affected by the transportation disruption include Bhainsa, Thanur, Bejjur, Koutala, Chintalamanapelli and Khanapur mandals. In Gundegaon village, transportation was cut off due to an overflowing river near the village. Similarly, Jhari B village in Thanur mandal saw its roads cut off as rivers flowed over bridges. An RTC bus from the Bhainsa depot was stranded between Limba and Ola villages because the water had submerged low-level bridges.

The highest recorded rainfall was in Kubeer mandal at 128.5 mm, followed by Bhainsa with 89.3 mm, Kuntala with 79.8 mm, Wanalpahad with 75.8 mm and Vishwanathpet with 73.3 mm in Nirmal district.

Several projects in the region received heavy inflows. As of the morning, Kadam project saw the highest inflows, releasing water through 10 gates at a rate of 57,896 cusecs. Its current water level is 693.90 feet, just below its full reservoir level (FRL) of 700 feet.