Temple drowned in water in Karad, Maharashtra
The Indian Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rains in Gujarat on Thursday (August 21). IMD has issued a red alert for Gujarat. At the same time, schools and colleges have been closed due to heavy rains in Himachal. However, the weather is expected to be normal on Thursday. The weather of Delhi will also be normal and people here can cause problems with humid heat. At the same time, due to heavy rains in Mumbai, the situation is bad and on Thursday also an orange alert has been issued with warning of heavy rain.
According to IMD, on Thursday, Delhi is expected to live around 35 ° C and 24 ° C of minimum temperature. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 79 pm on Wednesday, which falls in the ‘satisfactory’ category. On Wednesday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 36.2 degrees Celsius, which is one degree above normal. IMD reported that the minimum temperature was recorded at 25.8 degrees Celsius, which is 0.7 degrees Celsius below normal.
School-college closed in Himachal
Normal life has been disturbed due to heavy rains in many parts of Himachal Pradesh and schools and colleges have to be closed in some areas of Una, Kullu and Mandi districts. Educational institutions have been closed as a precaution in Amb and Gagret subdivisions of Una. It was decided to close the school after sudden floods, cloudburst and landslides in the areas of Manali and Banjar and Mandi districts of Kullu. The body of a pilgrim killed by a rock fall while returning from the Kailash Yatra in Kannur district was recovered on Wednesday. Gaurav (31), a resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, was injured in an accident near Ganesh cave on Tuesday. On receiving the information, a police team reached the spot and started rescue work, but he had died.
Flood in Kullu, 368 roads closed
The sudden floods in the drain in Shastri Nagar of Kullu damaged houses and vehicles, causing panic among the local people. A walking bridge was swept away in Silbhani village in Mandi district due to a sudden flood after a cloudburst on Monday night. There is also a stir in Bhubu, Kungri and concerned rivers, due to which an order was issued to keep the village schools closed for the safety of the students. A total of 368 roads including three national highways in the state were closed for traffic. These include 173 roads in Mandi district and 126 roads in nearby Kullu district. Toll recovery has been postponed for a month in view of landslides due to heavy rains on Baloh and Garamora toll plaza on Kiratpur-Nerchowk four-lane highway in Bilaspur. The Meteorological Department has issued a ‘Orange’ alert, expressing the possibility of torrential rains in different parts of the state from 24 to 26 August. The ‘Yellow Alert’ has been released on 23 August in view of forecast of heavy rains at different places in the state.
Relief for Mumbaikars, Orange Alert issued
The people of Mumbai were relieved due to reduced rains on Wednesday. However, an orange alert has been issued here on Thursday, but the situation is expected to be better than before. Life is returning on track here and all services including local train have been restored. School-colleges have also opened. The IMD has predicted the reduction of rains. BMC said that all departments are on alert and are ready to take necessary steps if needed. Contact the helpline number 1916 of the Emergency Control Room of the Municipal Corporation for assistance during the emergency.
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