Heavy rainfall continues to disrupt life in the state, Khirkiya in Harda district received a record 8 inches of rain in 5 hours on Saturday morning. Many of its houses were filled with water. In Tamalwadi village of Khirkiya, a young man was swept away along with his bike while crossing a drain.
Two gates of Bhadbhada Dam had to be opened at 3 am on Saturday. Due to heavy rains in the catchment area and Sehore district, the water level in the Upper Lake started rising on Friday morning.
This happened after 20 years, when the gates of Bhadbhada were opened in September instead of July-August. Earlier this had happened in 2003. The gates were opened only in July last year.
The Kolans river has swollen and reached dangerous level. On Friday, the river water spread over a radius of about 5 kilometers on one side of the Bhopal-Sehore-Dewas highway. The surrounding fields were flooded. The highway from Bhopal side remained closed for more than 4 hours.
It rained heavily in Bhopal from 6 am on Saturday and when the level of Upper Lake is full, 2 gates of Bhadbhada Dam had to be opened at 3 pm on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday. Narmadapuram also received heavy rain in the afternoon.
Two rain systems are active in the state. In 24 hours, heavy and light rain fell in 10 districts including Betul, Chhatarpur and Shivpuri. Many rivers and streams came into spate. According to meteorologists, the rainy season will continue for the next two days. After this the activity will decrease. There will be light rain till the last week of September.
It rained heavily for about five hours on Saturday morning in Khirkiya of the district. The roads were flooded due to heavy rain. Due to blockage of drains, many houses were flooded. The rain which started at seven in the morning continued till around 12 in the afternoon.
The agricultural market in Mandsaur was flooded due to 40 minutes of heavy rain on Friday night. Water accumulated under the garlic shed. Piles of garlic were seen floating in the water. Farmer Shyambabu Dhakad, who brought produce from Kuti village (Malhargarh, Mandsaur), told that water came into the shed from all sides. Unhel's farmer Dinesh Dhakad told that he had brought 7 quintals of garlic. He suffered a loss of Rs 30 to 35 thousand. One farmer lost all his 25 bags of garlic. There would have been a loss of Rs 25 lakh in the entire market.
It rained heavily for 40 minutes on Friday night in Mandsaur. Water accumulated under the garlic shed in the agricultural market. Piles of garlic were seen floating in the water.
Till Thursday, a total of 7 districts of the state – Bhopal, Guna, Ashoknagar, Damoh, Satna, Rewa and Sidhi were included in the red zone. About 3 inches of rainfall was recorded in Bhopal during the night. With this, Bhopal district has come out of the red zone.