IMD issues Orange alert in Telangana indicating widespread rain across

The India Meteorological Department on July 19issued an orange alert for Telangana for the next two days indicating the likelihood of widespread rainfall.Dr K Nagaratnam, Director of Hyderabad Meteorological Centre said, “At present, the weather situation indicates that there is an upper air cyclonic circulation laying over Odisha and its adjoining areas of Northwest Bay of Bengal and West Central Bay extending up to 7.6 kilometres above mean sea level.”