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Sirgapur in Sangareddy gets 125% excess monsoon rain
Sirgapur mandal in Sangareddy district has recorded Telangana's highest southwest monsoon rainfall this season, receiving 919 mm as of August 10, 125 per cent above its normal of 408 mm. No other…
The Story in Brief
Sirgapur mandal in Sangareddy district has recorded Telangana's highest southwest monsoon rainfall this season, receiving 919 mm as of August 10, 125 per cent above its normal of 408 mm. No other mandal in the State has crossed 900 mm so far. The rains have replenished groundwater, filled water bodies, and caused the Nallavagu irrigation project to overflow for four straight days, promising irrigation for 6,500 acres across Sangareddy and Kamareddy districts. Sirgapur recorded 35 rainy days in the first 80 days of the monsoon, almost every alternate day. Farmers now hope for a bountiful harvest, beating the El Nino threat that had parched much of Telangana.
The Indian Opinion
Stories of Sirgapur's bounty risk obscuring a deeper picture: most of Telangana remains rain-deficient, and El Nino has not been 'beaten' by localised excess. The narrative that the monsoon has rescued farmers suits those who downplay climate stress, but groundwater recharge in one mandal will not offset depleted reservoirs elsewhere. The real test lies ahead: can districts that recorded near-normal rains sustain kharif sowing without a September revival? Watching the next fortnight's rainfall totals across the Godavari basin will settle the question, not isolated outliers.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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