Hyderabad: After a gap of a couple of days, Heavy rains might lash the city of Hyderabad on Thursday, predicted the India Meteorological Department (IMD) which has also issued a yellow alert for the same.
The IMD has also issued a yellow alert for Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem, Nirmal, Mancherial, Peddapalle, Karimnagar, J Bhupalpally, Mulugu, and Vikarabad districts in the State.
According to IMD-H, all six zones of the city that includes Charminar, Khairatabad, Kukatpally, LB Nagar, Secunderabad, and Serilingampally, may expect rainfall today along with thunderstorms and lightning.
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Meanwhile, the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS) has also predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers at isolated places in Hyderabad.
In Telangana, Keesara of Medchal-Malkajgiri district received the highest rainfall, that is 16 mm, in the last 24 hours. In the same time period, no rainfall was recorded in Hyderabad.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.