Power disruption for over 15 hours, internet services down, over 200 colonies flooded and over 200 uprooted trees throwing life out of gear totally in the state capital and the same scenes are witnessed at several places in the state.
as been raining heavily and continuously for the last 36 hours in Bhopal and it has rained more than 7.5 inches in the last 24 hours.
The DEO issued orders for keeping schools closed on Monday after heavy rainfall flooded most of the roads across the state capital.
The Halali river at Etkhedi swollen, disconnecting the Bhopal-Bairsia route.
A storm is blowing at a speed of 32 km/hr. A young man died after a tree fell over him and his bike, it is yet to be confirmed that deceased identified as Akbar of South TT Nagar was riding or standing below the tree near Taran Pushkar in Shivaju Nagar.
More than 200 trees are reported to fall in the city.
Heavy rains accompanied by storms have also affected telecom companies. On Monday morning, the mobile networks of many companies suddenly faded away leaving mobile phone users in trouble.
According to the Department of Meteorology, the wind blew at a high speed during the night and in the morning.
More than 200 areas including Kolar, Chhola, Ashoka Garden, Hoshangabad Road, Awadhpuri, Karond, Shivnagar, Bairagarh, Nilbad, Ratibad, Ayodhya Bypass were affected due to storm and rain. In Kolar's Mandakini, Ghimkheda, Nayapura, there was a power outage till 9 am.
According to the power company, the power infrastructure in the region has been damaged due to overnight rains. Efforts are being made to restore power supply amid heavy rains and floods.
The disaster management control room of the municipal corporation was shut down from Sunday night around 11 pm and came back at 1 pm on Monday. Municipal Corporation is also in touch with SDRF.