The water level of Sabarmati river rises in Ahmedabad
Rainfall has been going on since Monday morning in Delhi NCR and surrounding areas. The process of rain continues in Delhi since Saturday. The Meteorological Department has also expected cloudy and moderate rains on Monday. Heavy rains have been warned till 26 August in Rajasthan. At the same time, Gujarat is expected to receive very heavy rains till 30 August. The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in Jammu and Kashmir, warning of heavy rains. There was heavy rain on Sunday and there is a fear of cloudburst.
The Meteorological Department has also expected heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttarakhand. Orange alert has also been issued for Odisha. Yellow alert has been issued in most states of Central and Eastern India with warning of rain. The weather in Tamil Nadu and Mizoram is expected to be normal.
Chance of light rain in Punjab-Chandigarh
Some places in Punjab and Haryana and Chandigarh received rain on Sunday. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department for Punjab, light to moderate rains are expected to receive at some places between August 25-28 and on 29 and 30 August. At the same time, heavy rains are expected to receive heavy rains at some places in Punjab between August 26 and August 29-30. As per the forecast for Haryana, light to moderate rains are expected to receive light to moderate rains at several places on August 25-26, some places on 27-28 August and on 29-30 August. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, heavy rainfall is expected at some places in Haryana on 25 and 26 August.
Chance of moderate rain in Delhi
The national capital will usually be cloudy and moderate rains are likely on Monday. Delhi received rain on Sunday afternoon, causing traffic speed to slow down in some parts of the city. Traffic jams were also seen in ITO, Lajpat Nagar and Connaught Place. IMD has issued a ‘Yellow’ alert in Delhi, which has predicted thunderstorms with thunderstorms in the coming hours. Delhi is generally forecast of cloudy and moderate rains on Monday. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality index ’63’ was recorded in Delhi at four in the evening, which was in the ‘satisfactory’ category.
484 roads closed in Himachal Pradesh
A total of 484 roads, including two national highways, have been closed for the movement of vehicles due to heavy rains in some parts of Himachal Pradesh. Officials said that 245 roads have been closed in Mandi and 102 in Kullu. The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) said that the National Highway (NH) 154A (Chamba-Pathankot Road) and NH 305 (Aut-Sainz Road) are also closed. Dirty water entered the houses in Nagabari village. Deputy Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Arun Sharma confirmed that water had entered many houses and said that he was inspecting the affected areas. He said that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are on alert and traffic has been temporarily stopped to avoid any kind of loss of life. According to officials, power supply and 95 water supply schemes have been disrupted from 941 transformers in the state. The local Meteorological Department has issued a ‘Yellow Alert’, expressing forecasts of heavy rains in different areas of seven districts of the state by 30 August.
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