Dark clouds hover over the sky while people holding umbrellas walk amid rain, in Nadia. (PTI/file photo)Discharge of water from dams and barrages in West Bengal is set to increase as the storage facilities are almost full with heavy rainfall across the state for the last two days, officials said on Saturday. The inflow of water to these facilities is going up due to incessant rain in the state and neighbouring Jharkhand, they said.
“The situation is alarming with heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours. We have tried to restrict water release. Discharge from Panchet and Maithon on Saturday is within the green zone which is up to 50,000 cusec. But incessant rain of about 100 mm in the upstream is a threat. Tenughat dam in Jharkhand released 90,000 cusec of water today and it will take 7-8 hours to reach Panchet dam. The West Bengal government has allowed us to raise the discharge level to 1 lakh cusec,” Damodar Valley Corporation executive director S Banerjee told PTI.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological department Saturday forecast an intense wet spell over central and north India till August 4, Wednesday. It has also predicted that there would be a reduction in the rainfall intensity over east India from July 31.
Due to a well-marked low pressure area and a monsoon trough, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over east Madhya Pradesh on July 31-August 1 and over Chhattisgarh and east Uttar Pradesh on July 31. Widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls are very likely to continue over east Rajasthan and west Madhya Pradesh during form July 31 to August 4 with peak activity during July 31 to August 3. Isolated extremely heavy falls likely over east Rajasthan and west Madhya Pradesh during July 31-August 2, IMD added.
The IMD has issued a red alert over parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls very likely over west Uttar Pradesh between August 1-2. The current spell of fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity is very likely to continue over parts of north India with isolated heavy falls over Jammu and Kashmir on July 31, Punjab on August 1, Himachal Pradesh till August 2 and Uttarakhand and Haryana till August 4, the IMD said.
It has been raining in Agra since the last two days. (Photo: PTI)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will appoint a consultant to conduct a survey of highly vulnerable landslide-prone sites and suggest preventive measures against such mishaps. The civic body will rope in the Geological Survey of India (GSI) to select the consultant.
During a mid-monsoon preparation meeting with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), Mumbai Metro, Public Works Department, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), BMC department heads and the collectorates among others on Friday evening, the civic body called for better coordination among all stakeholders to prevent Chembur and Vikhroli-like landslides on July 18 that claimed at least 29 lives. Read full report here
The mercury in the national capital settled at 34.4 degrees Celsius on Saturday and received an average of 43.6 mm of rain till the morning, the weather department said. The relative humidity was recorded at 68 per cent.
The mercury had risen by a few notches in the national capital in the morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 28.2 degrees Celsius. The city received an average of 43.6 mm of rainfall till 8:30 am.
The relative humidity in the morning was recorded at a high of 93 per cent, according to the India Meteorological Department. The IMD on Friday had issued an orange alert, predicting moderate rain on Saturday and warning of possible waterlogging in low-lying areas of the national capital and major traffic disruptions.
The department has issued a yellow alert for Sunday, and orange alert also for Monday. (PTI)
Parts of north and central India will witness intense rainfall activity over the next four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
Due to a well-marked low pressure area and a monsoon trough, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over east Madhya Pradesh on July 31-August 1 and over Chhattisgarh and east Uttar Pradesh on July 31.
Widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls are very likely to continue over east Rajasthan and west Madhya Pradesh during form July 31 to August 4 with peak activity during July 31 to August 3. Isolated extremely heavy falls likely over east Rajasthan and west Madhya Pradesh during July 31-August 2. (PTI)
Discharge of water from dams and barrages in West Bengal is set to increase as the storage facilities are almost full with heavy rainfall across the state for the last two days, officials said on Saturday. The inflow of water to these facilities is going up due to incessant rain in the state and neighbouring Jharkhand, they said.
The West Bengal government permitted Damodar Valley Corporation to discharge up to 1 lakh cusec of water, an official said.
"The situation is alarming with heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours. We have tried to restrict water release. Discharge from Panchet and Maithon on Saturday is within the green zone which is up to 50,000 cusec. But incessant rain of about 100 mm in the upstream is a threat. Tenughat dam in Jharkhand released 90,000 cusec of water today and it will take 7-8 hours to reach Panchet dam. The West Bengal government has allowed us to raise the discharge level to 1 lakh cusec," DVC executive director S Banerjee told PTI.
Satark, an extreme weather event alert system, managed by Pune-based Centre for Citizen Science (CCS) launched https://citizenweather.in/home Friday using which anyone can send live weather updates, including on heavy rain, lightning, thunderstorm, landslides/mudslides or even reports of tree-felling or wall collapse from any corner of the state.
This real-time, verified information received from weather enthusiasts, amateurs and the general public can be useful for commuters, those living in rural areas, people affected by sudden changes in the weather and even disaster relief teams, police and members of the local administration who can then initiate rescue measures. Read full report here
An underconstruction bridge collapsed in Gaya of Bihar. The cementing work was ongoing. According to Jitendra Yadav, a local, the floods have destroyed the bridge. He added that the construction had been going on for the last six years
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued red and orange alerts for rainfall ranging from extremely heavy to very heavy respectively for 22 districts in Madhya Pradesh. The alerts are valid till Sunday morning, a senior IMD official informed.
The red alert, for heavy to very heavy as well as extremely heavy rainfall, was for isolated places in Satna, Guna, Sheopur, Chhattarpaur and Tikamgarh, most of these districts being located in north MP along the border with the southern part of Uttar Pradesh, said PK Saha, senior meteorologist with IMD's Bhopal office.
An orange alert, denoting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the 64.5 millimetre to 204.4 millimetre range, is for isolated places in 17 districts, namely Shahdol, Umaria, Anuppur, Rewa, Sidhi, Singrauli, Panna, Damoh, Sagar, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ashok Nagar, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Datia, Bhind and Morena. (PTI)
The BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit dispatched relief material to cloudburst-hit village of Kishtwar district, where search and rescue operation to trace 20 missing persons entered the fourth day on Saturday.
A mini-truck loaded with essential commodities, including flour, rice, sugar, oil and pulses besides blankets, medicines and other daily-use items was flagged off by J-K BJP president Ravinder Raina and other senior party leaders from the party headquarters here. "BJP workers and civil society contributed the relief material for the affected people as a humanitarian aid," Raina told reporters.
Seven persons were found dead and 17 others rescued in an injured condition after the remote Honzar village in Dacchan tehsil was hit by flash floods triggered by the cloudburst in the early hours of Wednesday, damaging 21 houses, 21 cow sheds, a ration depot, a bridge and a mosque. At least 20 people, including nine women, are reported missing from the village and a joint rescue operation by the police, Army, National Disaster Response Force, and local volunteers is underway. (PTI)
Widespread rainfall was recorded in eastern parts of Rajasthan inundating roads in many places and washing out railway tracks Gudha and Govindi Marwar station in Jodhpur division. A few places in Nagaur, Baran, Jaipur, Sawaimadhopur, Karauli, Sikar, Alwar, Jhunjhunu and Churu districts have recorded heavy to very heavy rainfall till Saturday morning.
A maximum of 304 mm rainfall was recorded in Baran, followed by Niwai in Tonk where 192 mm of rains were recorded. Several roads were inundated in Jaipur, Dausa, Tonk, Sawaimadhopur, Karauli, Dholpur and Baran.
In Nagaur district, rainwater washed away the railway tracks between Gudha and Govindi Marwar junction on Saturday which affected trains movement for a few hours. Bhopal-Jodhpur special train was diverted due to restoration works. The track was restored after a few hours, a North West Railway spokesperson said.
The Meteorological Department has issued a ''red alert'', warning of very heavy to very heavy rain (more than 115.6 mm) at one or two places in Baran, Jhalwar districts on Saturday. An ''Orange Alert'' for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued for one or two places in Jaipur, Ajmer, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Kota and Baran districts. For Karauli, Udaipur, Pratapgarh, Nagaur and Pali districts, a ''yellow alert has been issued warning of heavy rain. (PTI)
A part of the road near IIT red light caved in due to heavy rains Saturday. Officials said they are assessing the situation and repair works will soon begin. The Delhi Traffic Police tweeted an alert, asking people to avoid the route.
The traffic alert read, “Due to the collapse of the road near IIT Red Light, traffic going from Adhchini to IIT has been diverted to Adhchini to Katwaria Sarai. Please refrain from using this route.”
Officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) said they are currently assessing the situation and it will take a few days to restore the road. Read full report here
Over the past month, the national capital has witnessed rainfall that is far in excess of the normal rainfall levels for the month of July.
The Safdarjung weather station of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded a total of 506 mm of rainfall till Friday, which is 296 mm or 141% in excess of the normal rainfall of 210 mm for the month, IMD officials said.
The Safdarjung station recorded 43.6 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am on Friday and 8.30 am on Saturday, while around 72 mm of rainfall was recorded the previous day. The figures at the Safdarjung station are taken as representatives for the city.
With no weather systems prevailing over Maharashtra in general and over Pune, in particular, the city is most likely to experience partly sunny or cloudy sky conditions. There are chances of very light rain possible on Saturday.
Pune district’s ghat areas could report one or two heavy spells on Saturday.
The damage to roads and bridges due to the floods in Konkan and western Maharashtra region is estimated to be Rs 1,800 crore, said Public Works Department (PWD) minister Ashok Chavan on Friday.
Chavan has convened a meeting next week to discuss measures necessary to repair and reconstruct damaged roads and bridges. "I have also discussed the damage to state national highways with Union Minister for Roads and Highways Nitin Gadkari," Chavan said.
According to initial reports, traffic has stopped in 290 roads and been disrupted in 469 roads, while 140 bridges are underwater.
According to Chavan, "Of the total damage estimated at Rs 1,800 crore, Rs 700 crore alone is from Konkan." (ENS)
Six people were killed in rain-related incidents across West Bengal on Friday, officials said.
A five-year-old boy, identified as Nikhil Bagchi, died in Asansol as the mud wall of his house collapsed, following the incessant rainfall that began on Thursday, a Disaster Management official said. His mother and sister were also injured in the mishap, the official said.
One person was killed in an incident of wall collapse in Raghunathganj in Murshidabad district, he said. Two more people died in Bankura district's Simlapal and Sonamukhi in similar incidents of wall collapse, he added.
In Canning block 2 in the South 24 Parganas district another person died as a wall collapsed, the official said. A 35-year-old man died in Howrah's Dasnagar after being electrocuted at his house, which was inundated following the heavy rains, he said. "In Raghunathganj, 10 mud houses were damaged due to the heavy rainfall," he said. Torrential rains owing to a low-pressure area affected normal life in several south Bengal districts with overflowing rivers and inundation of low-lying areas in urban and rural areas. (PTI)
The Southwest Monsoon gained momentum due to the low pressure area over coastal Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal leading to heavy rains in Rajasthan, a Meteorological Department here said even as it issued a 'red alert', predicting very heavy rains in many districts of the state in the next 24 hours.
Heavy rain was recorded in many areas of the state in the last 24 hours, it said. Heavy rainfall was recorded in Karauli, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Dausa, Alwar, Jhunjhunu, Churu and Hanumangarh districts of Rajasthan in the last 24 hours, it said.
The Meteorological Department also has issued a 'Red Alert' warning of very heavy to very heavy rain (more than 115.6 mm) at one or two places in Baran, Jhalwar districts on Saturday. The department has issued 'orange Alert', predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall (64.5 to 115.6 mm) at one or two places in Jaipur, Ajmer, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Kota and Baran districts. For Karauli, Udaipur, Pratapgarh, Nagaur and Pali districts, a 'yellow alert' has been issued for heavy rain (15.6 to 64.5 mm). (PTI)
The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert, predicting moderate rain on Saturday and warning of possible waterlogging in low-lying areas of the national capital and major traffic disruptions.
The department has issued a yellow alert for Sunday, and orange alert also for Monday. The national capital recorded 42.8 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Friday, the weather department said. (PTI)
The maximum temperatures on Friday hovered below normal limits at most places in Haryana and Punjab. According to the Meteorological Department here, Bhiwani, Gurgaon and Ambala were among places in Haryana which received rains.
Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 32.2 degrees Celsius, while Hisar registered a high of 30.1 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in Rohtak settled at 33.1 degrees Celsius while Bhiwani registered a high of 31.2 degrees Celsius. Karnal registered a high of 32 degrees Celsius, it said, adding Gurgaon's maximum settled at 30.7 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a maximum temperature of 34.1 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a maximum of 33.2 degrees Celsius. Ludhiana recorded a high of 32 degrees Celsius, while Patiala's maximum settled at 31.5 degrees Celsius. Faridkot and Bathinda recorded respective maximums of 31 and 33 degrees Celsius. (PTI)
Incessant rainfall creates flood-like situation in Bankura district. Many parts of the district are waterlogged including the Shilabati bridge due to the rise in water level in Shilabati river.
The recent floods and heavy rains in parts of Maharashtra have caused an estimated Rs 1,800-crore damage to roads in the affected districts, PWD Minister Ashok Chavan said on Friday.
Chavan said last week's torrential rains, floods and landslides caused Rs 700-crore loss to road infrastructure in the coastal Konkan region alone. Besides Konkan, vast parts of western Maharashtra were battered by floods and rains.
As per preliminary information, 290 roads were closed for traffic during the rain fury and movement of vehicles was affected on 469 motorways, the minister said. As many as 140 bridges were also damaged, he said. (PTI)
Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday said the recent spell of rain has once again "exposed" the BJP-led government's development claims as several areas in the state were waterlogged.
"Several areas are waterlogged. The roads built at cost of crores of rupees have got washed away in the rain like a pile of sand in water," the former Haryana chief minister claimed. He said there is no district in the state where people are not facing the sewage problem.
Referring to rains in the state in past week, Hooda, who is the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, said, "Everywhere from Gurgaon to Panchkula, Jhajjar to Kaithal, there have been images of roads, streets, houses, shops and vehicles getting submerged. Looking at the pictures of many districts including Fatehabad, Jind, Hisar, Mahendragarh, it seems that the streets have turned into rivers and the roads have become ponds," he said. (PTI)
A massive landslide occurred at Kamrau in Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh, blocking NH 707 near Barwas today.
The district administration of Raigad has asked 413 families, comprising 1,555 people, from the villages of Mahad and Poladpur talukas to move to safer places due to the threat of landslides, an official said on Friday.
The villages in Mahad taluka comprise Hirkani Wadi, Mohot Sutar Wadi, Mohot Bhise Wadi, Wagheri Adivasi Wadi, while the places listed in Poladpur are Sakhar Sutarwadi, Sakhar Kutumb, Sakhar Chavan Wadi, Sakhar Pedhewadi, Kevnale, Dabhil. Charaee, Matvan, Sawad and Kangule, the official said.
A press release from the collectorate said preliminary observations of the above villages point to the danger of landslides in the near future, and a report on them is expected soon from the Pune unit of the Indian Geological department. The release also added that a 5-acre plot of land belonging to the agricultural department has been handed over to the National Disaster Response Force to build a permanent camp of the contingency agency in Mahad.
The kin of a man identified as Vijay Chavan, who died the Kashid bridge collapse on July 11 amid heavy rains, was given Rs 4 lakh as compensation, the collectorate further informed in the release. (PTI)
Rajasthan: Roads waterlogged in parts of Sikar following heavy rainfall in the city.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued an orange alert, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in almost half of Madhya Pradesh, which has so far received three per cent more rain than the average.
The alert, which is valid till Saturday morning, forecasts the likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorm and lightning at isolated places in 24 districts, including Rewa, Sidhi, Satna, Singrauli, Shahdol, Umaria, Anuppur, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashok Nagar, Datia, Sheopur, Morena and Bhind, senior meteorologist G D Mishra at IMD Bhopal said.
The other districts covered in the alert are Katni, Mandla, Balaghat, Panna, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Niwari, Neemuch and Mandsaur, he said, adding that these regions might receive rainfall ranging from 64.5 mm to 204.4 mm. Apart from this, rains or thunder showers are likely to lash most places in 10 divisions, including Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Chambal, the official said. (PTI)
Light to moderate rain and thundershowers occurred at most places in Uttar Pradesh, according to the meteorological department on Friday.
Heavy to very heavy rains occurred at isolated places in the state. Rainfall has been reported from Kheri, Auraiya, Jalaun, Muzaffarnagar, Hamirpur, Bareilly, Fatehpur, Kanpur city, Bulandshahr, Mainpuri, Etah, Bijnor, Moradabad, Etawah, Saharanpur, Jhansi, Gorakhpur, Chitrakoot, Prayagraj and Ghazipur. Lakhimpur Kheri recorded the highest maximum temperature of 35.5 degree Celsius.
The weather department has forecast that rain and thundershowers are very likely at many places in the state over the next three days. (PTI)
The rescue operation to locate 20 people missing after a cloudburst in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar resumed Friday after remaining suspended for hours together owing to inclement weather, officials said.
Seven persons were found dead and 17 others were rescued in an injured condition after the remote Honzar village in Dacchan tehsil was hit by flash floods triggered by the cloudburst in the early hours of Wednesday, damaging 21 houses, 21 cow sheds, a ration depot, a bridge and a mosque.
The rescue operation was interrupted by heavy rains late Thursday night and resumed around noon after slight improvement in the weather conditions, the officials said. The search and rescue operation gained momentum on Thursday after the Indian Air Force (IAF) pressed three helicopters from Jammu, Srinagar and Udhampur and made eight sorties, transferring relief load of 2250 kgs, 44 NDRF and SRDF personnel and four medical assistants besides evacuating two critically injured persons from Soundar to Kishtwar for specialised treatment. (PTI)
Delhiites woke up to a pleasant Friday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 24.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average. Humidity was recorded at 93 per cent at 8.30 am. The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy skies for the day with the possibility of moderate rain or thundershowers. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 32 degrees Celsius. (PTI)
The Delhi administration on Friday sounded an alert as the water level of the Yamuna in the capital rose to 205.22 metres, precariously close to the 'danger mark' of 205.33 metres, as rains continued to pound northwest India, officials said. The irrigation and flood control department has deployed 13 boats in different areas and put 21 others on standby.
With Haryana discharging more water into the river from the Hathnikund Barrage, the Delhi Police and the East Delhi district administration have started evacuating people living on the floodplains of the Yamuna in the capital.
"These people are being shifted to shelter homes of the city government in the Yamuna Pushta area," an official said. The water level was recorded at 205.22 at the Old Railway Bridge at 8:30 am. It was 203.74 metres at 8:30 pm on Thursday. (PTI)
In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Sai Praneeth for helping farmers by providing them with timely weather updates in Telugu. The 24-year-old IT professional from Andhra Pradesh is among a growing online community of independent weathermen in the country.
Over the last few years, with cyclones and extreme weather events becoming more frequent, the demand for weather forecasts has never been higher. Rising to the occasion are amateur weather bloggers, most of them techies and college students, who began to leverage social media platforms to extend their reach.
In Chennai, for instance, K Srikanth, who runs the Twitter handle @ChennaiRains, started developing an interest in weather forecasts after Cyclone Thane hit Puducherry in 2011. Due to the cyclone, a business project of his got delayed.
“I used to follow the weather column in many newspapers. After I realised the impact that Cyclone Thane had in Puducherry, I developed an interest in weather forecasting and I decided to educate myself by reading research papers, discussing with other budding weather bloggers before I started my blog in 2014,” says Srikanth.
He started by sharing simple forecasts and explanations about weather conditions that were affecting Chennai. Seven years later, he has become one of the most trusted weathermen in Tamil Nadu with over 1.15 lakh followers on Twitter.
After recording heavy rainfall on Thursday, parts of Kolkata were waterlogged. Look at the visuals by Partha Paul.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted bouts of rain in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in the next two hours today. Heavy rainfall is predicted in both states in the coming week.
After the national capital recorded sudden outbursts of heavy rainfall yesterday, the MET department has predicted light to moderate intensity rain with thunderstorms in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas in the next few hours.
??Rainfall is likely to continue over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana till July 30 and reduce thereafter. Uttar Pradesh will also see widespread rainfall in the next 5 days.
According to India Meteorological Department's latest bulletin, heavy to very heavy falls are likely over Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar.
During his first tour outside Bengaluru as the new Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai Thursday visited the flood-affected areas in the Uttara Kannada district, which was one among the worst hit by floods followed by incessant rains during the last fortnight.
“Several roads and bridges linking villages to towns and even the national highways have been damaged affecting connectivity. I have directed PWD (Public Works Department) officials to commence restoration works once the rain recedes,” he said.
Further, the CM said he had met officials at the district and taluk levels and instructed them to take all suitable measures to ensure those affected (by the floods) are being aided in a swift and proper manner. Read More
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued an orange alert of heavy rainfall for 15 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The alert is valid till Friday morning, P K Saha, a senior meteorologist with the IMD's Bhopal office, said.
As per the prediction, heavy rains, coupled with thundershowers and lightning, are likely to lash isolated places of Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sagar, Datia, Shivpuri, Anuppur, Dindori, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Balaghat, Mandla, Sheopur, Morena and Bhind districts in the state, he said.
The rainfall in these districts is likely to range from 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm, Saha added.
Rains or thundershowers are likely at most places in Jabalpur, Shahdol, Sagar and Rewa divisions of the state. This kind of weather may prevail at many places in Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Ujjain, Indore, Gwalior and Chambal divisions, he added. (PTI)
A 40-year-old woman died and her daughter was injured on Thursday after the roof of their shanty collapsed due to heavy rains in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area, officials said.
According to the fire department, a call about the house collapse was received at 4.45 pm and three fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
"Two women got trapped under debris. One of them suffered head injury and the other fell unconscious. Both of them were rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre for treatment," said Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service.
Police said the roof of the first floor of the 'jhuggi' in Navjeevan Camp collapsed due to heavy rains on Thursday evening. (PTI)
The Meteorological department has issued red and orange alerts for heavy rains in several districts of Rajasthan on Friday.
The active southwest monsoon will gain more intensity in the coming days due to which heavy to very heavy rain (115 to 204 mm) in Nagaur, Sikar and Ajmer districts is likely and a red alert has been issued for these places, the Met department said.
Heavy rain is also expected in Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Tonk, Kota, Bhilwara, Baran, Churu and Jhalawar districts for which the department has issued an orange alert. (PTI)
Light to moderate rain occurred at most places in western and eastern Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, the Met office said on Thursday.
Heavy to very heavy rains occurred at isolated places in the state, it said. Rainfall was recorded in Fatehpur, Chitrakoot, Kheri, Budaun, Agra, Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar districts, it said.
At 35.6 degrees Celsius, the highest maximum temperature in the state was recorded in Kheri while the lowest was recorded in Etawah at 20 degrees Celsius.
According to the Met department, thundershowers are "very likely" at most places in the state on Friday while heavy rain is very likely at isolated places. The showers are likely to continue till August 1, it added. (PTI)
Even as the Ratnagiri district administration is contemplating a protective wall along the Vashishti river in Chiplun city to keep floodwaters at bay, over 4,000 traders and shopkeepers, badly hit by the deluge, have sought assistance to the tune of Rs 3,500 crore from the Maharashtra government.
“The plan for the protection wall along the Vashishti river from Kolkewadi dam is being considered. It involves conducting a survey and sorting out technical issues. We are still in the discussion stage,” Ratnagiri district collector B N Patil told The Indian Express Thursday.
The association has urged the chief minister to provide financial aid of Rs 3,500 crore to the shopkeepers and traders to restart their lives. Read more
The water level in the Yamuna in Delhi on Thursday rose to 203.37 metres, close to the warning mark of 204.50 metres after heavy rains in the upper catchment areas of the river, officials said.
The administration had sounded an alert in the low-lying areas close to the river floodplains on Tuesday and the situation is being monitored round the clock, they said.
The Yamuna has swollen because of rains in Delhi and the upper catchment areas, he said, adding that more water is being released from the Hathnikund barrage into the river in Haryana's Yamunanagar district.
"The flow rate peaked to 1.60 lakh cusecs in the last 24 hours, the highest so far this year," the official said.
The water discharged from the barrage normally takes two-three days to reach the capital.
Water was being released into the Yamuna at the rate of 85,879 cusecs at 10 am on Thursday. Normally, the flow rate at the Hathnikund barrage is 352 cusec, but the discharge is increased after heavy rainfall in the catchment areas.
One cusec is equivalent to 28.32 litres per second. The water level may rise further as there is a prediction of rains in the catchment areas, the official said.
In 2013, the river had swelled to 207.32 metres. In 1978, the water level in the Yamuna rose to a record 207.49 metres. (PTI)
Rescue operations were underway on Thursday to trace 20 people missing after a cloudburst hit Honzar village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir with authorities pressing more teams into action.
Seven persons were found dead and 17 others were rescued in an injured condition after the remote village was struck by the cloudburst in the early hours of Wednesday, damaging 21 houses, cow sheds, a ration depot, a bridge and a mosque.
The officials said the joint rescue operation by police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) is going on in full swing to locate the missing people, including nine women.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) made an attempt to airlift one of the teams on Wednesday but returned to the technical airport in Jammu due to inclement weather.
The Jammu and Kashmir government had announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the incident and Rs 50,000 each and Rs 12,700 under SDRF to the grievously injured persons.
Director, Meteorological department, Sonum Lotus said no major rain occurred during the night across Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI)
Moderate rain and overcast conditions will prevail over Delhi-NCR on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted. The IMD pegs moderate rainfall at figures between 15.6 mm and 64.4 mm.
As such, the maximum temperature at 8.30 am on Thursday had dipped to 27.4 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature for the day is likely to be around 29 degrees Celsius, much below the normal maximum temperature of 35 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature is likely to stand at 24 degrees Celsius, which is also a dip from the normal temperature of around 27.2 degrees Celsius. Read more
Moderate rain and overcast conditions will prevail over Delhi-NCR on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted. The IMD pegs moderate rainfall at figures between 15.6 mm and 64.4 mm.
As such, the maximum temperature at 8.30 am on Thursday had dipped to 27.4 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature for the day is likely to be around 29 degrees Celsius, much below the normal maximum temperature of 35 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature is likely to stand at 24 degrees Celsius, which is also a dip from the normal temperature of around 27.2 degrees Celsius. Read more
The intense rain in the Krishna basin along with higher rainfall in catchment areas of the Koyna dam had led to massive floods in Western Maharashtra. Three districts — Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur– were affected the most by the floods. Almost 1.5 lakh people living in flood zones were moved to shelter camps. A large number of people from cities temporarily moved out seeking refuge in houses of relatives or friends in nearby districts.
Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil said, “The water levels in Krishna river is declining which is good news. If it does not rain more, the water level will decline further.” Read more
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light rainfall but heavily overcast sky conditions over Pune city on Thursday.
Ghat areas could witness isolated intense rain on the day.
Very light rain was recorded over Pune during the past 24-hours. These include Shivajinagar – 0.9mm, Pashan – 1.7mm and Lohegaon – 0.8mm. The city has so far recorded 336.4mm this season. Read more
Sukhna Lake’s water level, which was just 1,156.40 feet two days ago, saw the water level swell. On Wednesday, the water level was 1,160.10 feet. The danger mark when the flood gates have to be opened is 1,163 feet. A team of engineering wing has been kept on stand by if rain increases the water level further.
The UT Adviser directed the engineering department to monitor and man the control room 24X7 to avoid any sort of flooding in the city. The directions were passed after the Khuda Lahora flooding incident.
UT Chief Engineer C B Ojha said that people can call at 4639999 and all complaints will be dealt with. He also said that the officials are monitoring the situation of Sukhna Lake 24X7. Read more
An American non-profit organisation will deploy medical teams to treat survivors in Maharashtra after heavy monsoon rains pummelled the region, triggering devastating landslides and flooding that have killed over 200 people and displaced thousands of others.
Three medical teams departed for Sangli, Satara and Ratnagiri on Wednesday, the non-profit body Americares said in a statement.
The teams, organised by Americares India staff in Mumbai and operated in partnership with local healthcare groups, will provide urgently needed medical care and COVID-19 education to survivors for 10 days.
According to the statement, two additional teams will depart for Kolhapur and Raigad later this week to deliver essential health services for families affected by the recent floods.
According to the state government, the death toll in the last week's rain-related incidents in Maharashtra rose to 213 on Wednesday, with the worst-hit Raigad district alone accounting for nearly 100 fatalities.
As many as 4,35,879 people were shifted to safer places, including 2,11,808 in Sangli district alone, it said in a statement.
There are 349 relief camps set up for evacuated people -- 216 in Kolhapur, 74 in Sangli, 29 in Satara, 16 in Ratnagiri and 14 in Raigad, the statement added. (PTI)
A bridge on the Vaitarna river in Maharashtra's Thane district has got washed away due to heavy rains, disrupting traffic between Wada and Sahapur talukas, government officials said on Thursday.
After the incident at Belwad village in Sahapur taluka on Wednesday, Thane Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde rushed to the spot and instructed officials to take up the repair of the bridge on war footing, they said.
The Mumbra bypass road in the district also suffered severe damages in the wee hours of Thursday after rains, Thane Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell chief Santosh Kadam said.
A four-five feet deep crater was formed on the road, following which it was closed for traffic as a precautionary measure, he added.
Besides, a road in Dahigaon on Khardi-Temba-Wada route also suffered damages at various spots, affecting the movement of buses and commuters going towards Nashik, another official said. (PTI)
An American non-profit organisation will deploy medical teams to treat survivors in Maharashtra after heavy monsoon rains pummelled the region, triggering devastating landslides and flooding that have killed over 200 people and displaced thousands of others.
Three medical teams departed for Sangli, Satara and Ratnagiri on Wednesday, the non-profit body Americares said in a statement.
The teams, organised by Americares India staff in Mumbai and operated in partnership with local healthcare groups, will provide urgently needed medical care and COVID-19 education to survivors for 10 days.
According to the statement, two additional teams will depart for Kolhapur and Raigad later this week to deliver essential health services for families affected by the recent floods.
According to the state government, the death toll in the last week's rain-related incidents in Maharashtra rose to 213 on Wednesday, with the worst-hit Raigad district alone accounting for nearly 100 fatalities.
As many as 4,35,879 people were shifted to safer places, including 2,11,808 in Sangli district alone, it said in a statement. (PTI)