Heavy rainfall in city claims four lives

Heavy rains in the nearby areas of the city has created havoc claiming around four lives on Sunday and several swept in the increased water levels due to heavy downpour.Sudden rise in the water level at Santkunda nullah in Budni was reported while several city visitors were marooned after highway was submerged at Bhimbetka  World Heritage Site.

Met department has issued warning of heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours in Betul, Agar-Malwa, Ujjain, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Sheopur, Shivopuri, Guna, Neemuch, Rajgarh and Mandsaur.Several area of Gwalior, Hoshangabad and Ujjain divisions and Khandwa, Rajgarh and Khargone districts would receive good rainfall in the next 24 hours told the Met department.

Khurai received 10 cm of rainfall, Kolaras  received 9 cm of rainfall, Ishagarh received 8 cm of rainfall, Mehgoan received 7 cm of rainfall, Sheopur Kalan , Shivpuri, Ganjbasoda and Shujalpur received 5 cm of rainfall, Agar and Sarangpur received 4 cm of rainfall in the past 24 hours.A system over Bay of Bengal which is having its movement from Rajasthan to Gwalior, Satna and Chhatisgarh is inducing good rains and would induce more heavy rainfall across the State in the next 3-4 days.

City would receive light rainfall but several areas are likely to receive heavy rainfall in the next 2-3 days.Cloudy weather conditions with light showers in the day were witnessed on Sunday.  In between the showers sunlight was witnessed making the weather hot and humid due to which the day temperature was recorded at 29.8 degree Celsius on Sunday.