Rivers and nullahs are in spate in the State due to heavy rain over the past five days in several areas.Water flowing over roads has obstructed routes in many places. A youth swept away on Wednesday in the Sindh river in Shivpuri district is yet to be traced.
During the past 24 hours, the south-west monsoon was active in Gwalior, Chambal and Bhopal divisions. Rainfall was witnessed at several places in Hoshangabad and Sagar divisions, some in Indore and Ujjain divisions and a few in Rewa and Shahdol divisions.
Precipitation figures are Manasa 180 mm; Jawad 170; Neemuch and Bhanpura 150 each; Kolaras 130; Mungawali, Garoth and Kurvai 120 each; Agar, Guna and Sitamau 110 each; Sarangpur 100; Mandsaur, Khilchipur, Suwasra and Chanderi 80 each; Ashoknagar 70; Susner, Rajgarh and Shujalpur 60 each; Shivpuri, Biaora, Sheopurkalan and Pichhor 50 mm each.
"A low-pressure area has moved from Madhya Pradesh's eastern part to the western and northern parts. During the next 24 hours, isolated heavy rain is likely in Gwalior, Chambal and Ujjain divisions and rainfall at some places in the remainder divisions," city-based Regional Meteorological Centre Director Anupam Kashyapi said. Besides, cloud mass and moisture incursion in state will help in developing favourable conditions for showers.
In the State capital, an old four-storeyed building that was in danger of collapse was demolished in the wee hours of Thursday by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation using dynamite. Overcast conditions resulted in a decline in day temperatures. It also led to reducing variation between the day and night temperatures.