Heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh for three days have worsened the situation. It rained heavily in Bhopal from Thursday night to Friday morning and Bhopal has received 72 inches of rain so far.
According to the Meteorological Department, this is the highest in the last 50 years. Normally it gets 31 inches of rain till September. Here, a school holiday was declared in Ujjain due to continuous rain for 24 hours.
Indore, Bhopal, Raisen, Pachmarhi, Narmadapuram and Datia received one and a half inches of rain during the last 24 hours. One inch each has fallen in Nowgong, Ratlam, Ujjain, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur and Sagar. Khargone, Gwalior, Rain also occurred in Guna, Umaria, Shivpuri, Betul, Khajuraho, Dhar, Sidhi, Rewa, Chhindwara, Khandwa, Satna and Mandla.
After incessant rains in Bhopal, one gate of Bhadbhada and two gates of Kaliasot Dam were opened. The flow of water in Kaliasot river has increased. Therefore, people living in low-lying areas have been alerted.
Municipal corporation teams are keeping an eye on the low-lying areas of Damkheda and Samardha Tola.
Bhopal alone has received a record 72 inches of rain so far. However, 68 inches of water has fallen in Bhopal district so far. Madhya Pradesh has received 43 and a half inches of rain so far.
A new system would be active over Madhya Pradesh from September 17. This will be the third system so far in September. However, according to the Meteorological Department, there is no chance of much rain now. There is a possibility of heavy rain with some activities.
This year, according to the rainfall record of monsoon season (July till date), Bairagarh received the highest rainfall of 72 inches. After this, 68 inches of rain has been recorded in Nabibagh.