Rains likely in Telugu states

metro india news  I hyderabad : The Indian Meteorological Department says that Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are likely to witness moderate to heavy rains in the next two to three days. The Officials have clarified that the rains would be widespread for about six days starting from Thursday (October 15th) and would continue till October 20.

While there will be partly cloudy weather across Telangana, there is a heavy rain (IMD Rain Alert) in Mulugu, Khammam, Suryapet, Nalgonda, Nagarkurnool and Mahabubnagar districts on October 15.  The IMD has warned that the intensity of rains is likely to increase in Peddapalli, Bhupalapally, Siddipet, Warangal, Ranga Reddy, Mancherial and Asifabad districts on October 16 and 17. It said that there were indications of moderate to heavy rains in many parts of South Telangana from October 18 to 20.

In Andhra Pradesh, heavy rains are expected in Alluri Seetharamaraju district on October 15 and a yellow alert has been issued with rain warnings for Anantapur, Sri Sathya Sai, Annamayya, Chittoor and Kurnool districts in Rayalaseema on October 16 and 17. Although gusty winds are likely to blow at a speed of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour, the Meteorological Department has clarified that there is currently no ban on fishing in the sea for fishermen.