Heavy rainfall lashed the state capital on Friday, and rains continued in many areas of Madhya Pradesh on Friday. One and a half inches of rain was recorded in Gwalior in 9 hours. In the state capital Bhopal hot and humid conditions prevailed and later heavy rainfall was witnessed.
Light rains have also occurred in Satna, Narmadapuram, Raisen, Pachmarhi, Chhindwara, Seoni, Sagar, Dhar, Mandla, Jabalpur, Khajuraho and Nowgong. It rained over 3 inches of rainfall in Ratlam, Gwalior, Shivpuri in the last 24 hours. Meteorologists said that from July 1, the period of heavy rains will stop. This situation can remain like this for a day or two. After this, the process of heavy rain will start again.
In Rewa district, a young man narrowly escaped being swept away by the strong currents of the river. The video of this incident has also surfaced. The case pertains to the Amilkoni Ghat of Tamas river in Teonthar area.
On Thursday afternoon, when a young man got down to take a bath in Tamas, it started flowing in a strong current. Hearing the noise, the people around ran. After struggling for half an hour, the villagers took him out safely with the help of a rope.
The water level of Narmada river is increasing rapidly in Jabalpur and Narsinghpur. The water level of Narmada river at Sethani Ghat in Narmadapuram has increased by more than 14 feet in 30 hours till Thursday evening. District administration and rescue team are on alert. Roads were flooded in Damoh. At the same time, many localities in Ashok Nagar were also flooded, due to which people had to resort to boats.
A low pressure area is located in the central region of northern Madhya Pradesh. Due to this, there is a possibility of rain in the northern part of the state on Friday. It may rain in Gwalior-Chambal.
Due to the continuous rains since last one week, water has also started coming in the river and dams. There has been some inflow of water in the Kolar Dam connected to Bhopal. Apart from this, rains are also continuing in the catchment areas of Bansagar, Bargi, Omkareshwar, Indira Sagar, Gandhisagar, Kaliyasot, Kerwa, Kundalia, Mohanpura etc. dams. In such a situation, water will start coming here too. However, experts say that the water level in the dams will increase only after continuous heavy rains.
The water level of the Narmada river at Sethani Ghat in Narmadapuram had reached 947 feet at 8 am on Thursday.
There is a possibility of rain on July 1,2 & 3 in the state capital. During this, there will also be a possibility of lightning falling or shining. Day and night temperatures are expected to drop due to rain.