Moderate to heavy rains lashed several parts of north Telangana in the last 24 hours, bringing cheer to farmers amid El Nino concerns but disrupting normal life in parts of Mancherial and Jagtial districts on Wednesday.
Bellampalli mandal in Mancherial district was among the most affected with a tank breaching at Kannala village and inundating nearby agricultural fields, sources said.
Traffic was disrupted in the Ramnagar area of Bellampalli town after rainwater stagnated on a bridge. Several parked vehicles were damaged after trees were uprooted by strong winds. Power supply was also disrupted for some time, sources added.
In Jagtial district, rainwater surrounded a State-run school near a tank at Indira Priyadarshini Colony in Metpalli town.
Vehicular traffic on the Jagtial-Dharmapuri main road was disrupted as swollen streams overflowed while a portion of the road between Aksaipally and Nagaram villages was reportedly damaged.
Rainwater entered several houses in low-lying areas of Nerella and various other villages in the district, causing severe inconvenience to the villagers. The affected villagers were forced to wade through stagnant rainwater, while normal life in several other parts of the district was disrupted.
Jagtial recorded 18.9 cm rainfall in a span of 24 hours, ending 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
Published – July 29, 2026 09:12 pm IST
