Bhopal

Heavy rainfall to continue in MP's North-East region

Staff Reporter

Spell of heavy rainfall continued in North-East region due to multiple active systems and would continue to induce heavy rainfall in the next 3-4 days. System movement would induce heavy rainfall in the whole stated by the end of the week.

Incessant rainfall for the past two days in north eastern regions of the state has lead to water logging in low lying areas of Rewa and Satna. The rivers and water bodies have swelled.

The normal life has been disrupted in the harsh weather conditions as several houses have been water logged.

According to official sources five sluice gates of dam at Tamas River have been opened while all the 18 gates of Bihar Baraj have been opened. Heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours is likely to be witnessed.

After 16 days of monsoon arrival in the city only 11.37 cm of rainfall has been recorded which is deficit of 15.09 cm and such conditions have been witnessed after 7 years. In the past 24 hours rainfall has been witnessed in most of the parts of the state.

In the next 24 hours Rewa, Sagar, Shahdol and Jabablpur divisions, Raisen, Vidisha, Hoshangabad, Harda, Datia, Bhind, Ashok Nagar and Betul districts are likely to receive good rainfall.

According to the forecast warning has been issued of very heavy to heavy rains  in Satna, Sagar, Damoh and Panna districts while heavy rains would be witnessed in Tikamgarh, Chhattarpur, Raisen, Vidisha, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Umaria, Katni and Rewa.

Alert of water logging in low lying areas due to incessant rainfall has been issued for Katni, Satna, Rewa, Damoh and Sagar.