Summary:
Among the mandals which got deficit rain, Marredpally tops the charts. Charminar mandal with 2.4% deficit rain is better placed, but the situation is far from satisfactory, the officials said.All 16 mandals either recorded excess or normal rainfall in 2017. Secunderabad, Trimulgherry, Marredpally, Musheerabad and Himayatnagar recorded normal rainfall in 2017. Shaikpet, Saidabad, Ameerpet, Amberpet, Nampally, Khairatabad, Asifnagar, Golconda, Bahadurpura, Charminar and Bandlaguda mandals witnessed excess rainfall of 506.6mm against a normal rainfall of 393.4mm. Shaikpet, Ameerpet, Trimulgherry, Marredpally, Musheerabad , Himayatnagar, Nampally, Khairatabad, Asifnagar and Bahadurpura mandals received deficit rainfall, while Saidabad, Charminar, Bandlaguda, Golconda, Amberpet and Secunderabad saw normal rain.For instance, in Marredpally, cumulative rainfall was 78.2mm during August, recording a deficit of 48.6%..