Madhya Pradesh has received 95 percent of its rainfall this monsoon season, ie an average of 35.3 inches, if 2 inches more rain is received, this year's quota of normal rainfall will be full. Due to heavy rains in Guna at around 5 am on Wednesday, the balcony of a house collapsed. Vedvati Bai Rathore was buried under the debris.
People present on the spot removed her out and took her to the hospital where doctors declared her dead. One inch of rain was recorded in Guna in one and a half hours between Tuesday and Wednesday night.
Two sluice gates of Halali Dam in Raisen have been opened by half a meter each. The level of the dam's catchment area has reached full at 459.59 meters. 92.74 cumecs of water is being released from two sluice gates.
The Ajnaal river in Harda has swollen. Water is flowing over its bridge. On Wednesday morning, two youths riding a bike tried to cross it but the bike fell into the river and the youths were swept away. One of these youths swam out. The SDERF team is busy searching for the second youth.
The weather department has forecast heavy and light rain in the state for the next 3 days. On Wednesday, heavy rain is expected in 5 districts including Ratlam-Mandsaur.
Senior meteorologist said, 'The low pressure area and monsoon trough are still far from the state. Still, heavy and light rain is expected at some places. In the next 24 hours, there may be heavy or heavy rain at some places in Jhabua, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Dindori, Seoni, Balaghat districts. At the same time, light rain and thundershowers may persist in Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain and other districts.'
Narmadapuram, Dhar, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, Naugaon also received rain. The maximum rainfall was 2.5 inches in Dhar.
All 10 sluice gates of Barkheda Dam in Kukshi of Dhar were opened, 6.5 inches of rain was recorded in Barkheda in 24 hours. The level of the dam reached 262.40 meters. Due to the inflow of water of 3300 cubic meters per second, all the gates of the dam are being opened and water is being released.
There was scorching sunshine in the capital Bhopal on Wednesday morning, but after 2 pm the weather changed and a cold wind started blowing. The spell of rain started at 3.30 pm. Due to this, many areas of the city became wet. Water is falling in many areas including Kolar, MP Nagar, Berasia Road, Ayodhya Bypass, Hoshangabad Road.
So far, about 42.5 inches of rain was witnessed in Bhopal, which is 113 percent of the season. The normal rainfall of the district is 37.6 inches. The quota of the season was full due to more than the quota of rain in July and August. The water that is raining in September is in excess. The effect of heat was reduced due to rain on Wednesday. There was heat and humidity due to bright sunshine in the morning.
The gates of Bhadbhada and Kaliyasot Dam of Bhopal are closed on Wednesday. On the other hand, one gate each of Kerwa-Kolar Dam is open. Kerwa has automatic gates, which open as soon as the water level rises and also close automatically.
