Telangana Rain August 16 | Adilabad and Mancherial record over 100 mm; gates of Kadem project in Nirmal lifted

Telangana’s Adilabad is receiving a high amount of rainfall from Saturday (August 16, 2025) morning. Till 3 p.m., the 10 locations in the State which received the highest rain till the late noon are in Adilabad, barring one location. 

The highest of 173.8 mm was recorded in Tamsi, followed by 170 mm in Talamadugu and 166.5 mm in Ramnagar. Three locations in Mancherial received over 100 mm rainfall till 3 p.m., according to the data from Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS) 

Adilabad and Mancherial are among the seven districts which were forecast to receive very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall on Saturday, as per India Meteorological Bulletin (IMD) issued late in the noon. And, on Sunday,  they are predicted to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall.

Gates of Kadem and Swarna Projects lifted

Nirmal district collector Abhilasha Abinav said that besides the districts, heavy rain in Maharashtra too led to increase in the flood water in the Kadem Project, Swarna Project and Gadanna Vagu. Gates of the projects were lifted Kadem project was receiving inflows of 1.56 lakh cusecs while the Irrigation officials opened 15 crest gates to discharge 1.30 lakh cusecs into the river, which joins Godavari downstream. People living downstream have to be careful.  

The collector advised that no one should go to river basins, streams and low-lying areas, especially cattle herders should not take their cattle into the river and stream paths. Farmers, fishermen and others were asked not to go into river basin areas. In case of issues, people can dial the Collectorate’s control room number 9100577132