Rainfall activities have gained momentum in the state while arrival of monsoon is still awaited in the state capital which witnessed pre-monsoon rains two days ago; four year old boy died while two persons were injured in the abrupt weather.
The monsoon activities intensified as along with the Bay of Bengal, it is active over Arabian Sea as well. It is raining in most parts of Bhopal, Jabalpur, Sagar division for 3 days.
Met department told that the monsoon will become fully active in these areas in the next two days. On Sunday morning also, there was light rain in Bhopal and Indore.
A four-year-old child died due to lightning in Rajgarh. At the same time, two people were injured.
According to the Met monsoon will arrive in Indore by June 21. In Gwalior till 24 and till 28 in the state.
A four-year-old boy died after being struck by lightning at 4 pm on Sunday in Amargarh under Suthalia police station area of Rajgarh. The child was going with his parents and they stood under the tree to avoid the heavy rain and lightning struck which caused death.
Jabalpur recorded 1.5 inch of rainfall, Singrauli, 1 inch. Rainfall is also witnessed in Matiyari, Narmadapuram, Ashoknagar, Shahdol, Rajgarh, Katni, Shivpuri, Shahdol, Guna, Balaghat, Umaria, Guna, Shivpuri, Bhopal, Sagar and Khajuraho areas of Mandla.
Talking about the last twenty-four hours, the highest ever 5 inches of rain was recorded in Ranjhi of Jabalpur. Water fell up to 4 inches in Khandwa, Vidisha, Anuppur and Balaghat. Raisen, Betul, Sheopur, Narmadapuram, Shivpuri and Sagar received 3 inches each, Ashoknagar, Dewas, Burhanpur, Singrauli, Damoh, Katni, Shahdol, Chhindwara, Seoni, Chhatarpur and Narsinghpur received 2 inches of rain. Harda, Ujjain, Morena, Rajgarh, Gwalior, Guna, Sehore, Dhar, Barwani, Khargone, Shajapur, Indore, Bhopal and Jhabua also received rain.
The Met has issued an alert of heavy rain in 13 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Chhindwara, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Betul, Khargone, Jhabua, Ratlam, Dindori, Anuppur, Mandla, Rajgarh, Neemuch and Mandsaur may receive heavy rainfall at isolated places with strong winds till Monday morning.
Thunderstorms and strong winds may occur at isolated places in Bhopal, Indore, Shahdol, Sagar, Jabalpur, Narmadapuram, Gwalior, Chambal, Rewa and Ujjain divisions.
In the last few days, more than 6 people have died due to lightning in Shajapur, Ashoknagar, Guna, Balaghat and Anuppur, same number of people have been scorched.