Incessant rainfall brought the State capital to a standstill on Wednesday. Heavy downpour was also recorded in Sehore, Sagar, Narsinghpur and many other parts in the State.
Bhopal recorded a rainfall of 11.5 cm in last 24 hours. Showers continued to lash the city throughout the day. According to the Meteorological Department, the State capital has received a total of 33.5 cm rainfall from June 1. This is 24.1 cm more than the normal precipitation recorded for this time of the monsoon season. The Met Department informed that heavy rainfall is likely to occur in the city in next two days.
Water level at Kolar dam shot up considerably due to heavy rains. It went up from 446.77 metres on Tuesday morning to 448.63 metre on Wednesday morning. Besides, water logging caused problems at Nehru Nagar, Aishbagh, Chowk Bazaar, Panchsheel Nagar and Mahamai ka Bagh, where low-lying areas were inundated.
Continuous rain is also causing slight shiver as temperatures have come down significantly in the city. The maximum daytime temperature was recorded at 26.3 degree Celsius which was 7 notches below the normal. The minimum temperature was also down to 22 degree Celsius which was 2 degrees below the normal.
Many other parts of the State also received heavy downpour on Wednesday. Ichhawar station in Sehore recorded a rainfall of 23 cm which was highest in the State in past 24 hours. Gotegaon in Narsinghpur recorded 14 cm rain. A downpour of 13 cm was recorded in Sagar, Sehore and Narsinghpur. Mandla recorded 11 cm rain, while Indore and Balaghat received 9 cm rainfall.
The met department has issued warning that very heavy to heavy rainfall is likely at many places in Shahdol, Jabalpur, Hoshangabad, Indore and Bhopal in next 48 hours. Besides, except Gwalior and Jabalpur, rainfall will be experienced in most areas of the State.
Temperatures have witnessed a dip in almost all parts of the state due to rains. With 26.6 degree Celsius, the maximum temperature in Indore was 7 degrees below normal. The minimum temperature was 20.8 degree Celsius which was 3 degrees below normal. Maximum temperature in Jabalpur was also down 7 degrees from normal at 25.6 degree Celsius. Minimum temperature in Jabalpur was 23.8. However, temperature was slightly high in Gwalior at 35 degree Celsius maximum and 26.8 degree Celsius minimum mark.