Over half of the districts of state are witnessing heavy to very heavy rainfall and weather conditions would prevail, predicted Met.
Heavy rainfall was witnessed in Bhopal and Indore in the afternoon. Five gates of Bargi Dam were opened in Jabalpur on Wednesday evening. About one inch of rain was recorded in Khajuraho of Chhatarpur. It also rained in Nowgong, Ujjain, Betul and Chhindwara.
The water level of Narmada has reached about 126.500 meters at Rajghat, just 5 kilometers away from Barwani district headquarters. The danger of submergence is looming large in the coastal villages of Narmada flowing about three and a half meters above the danger mark.
According to Met at present the monsoon trough line is passing through Bikaner (Rajasthan), Shivpuri, Mandla till Bengal. Two cyclonic circulation systems are active. There will be a lack of rain in East Madhya Pradesh for two days, but another cyclonic circulation is forming over North-West Bengal.
Due to continuous rains in Jabalpur division, 5 gates of Bargi Dam have been opened. After which an alert has been issued in the areas along the banks of the Narmada. 18717 cusecs of water is being drained from 5 gates. Alert has been issued in other districts including Seoni, Narsinghpur, Hoshangabad, Raisen. At present, the water level of the dam is 418.45 metres. Its full water level is 422.76 meters.
The water level of Narmada was recorded at Rajghat at around 126.500 metres, which is about three and a half meters above the danger mark of 123.280 metres. The highest submergence level at Rajghat is 138.60 metres. The old bridge submerges at 127 metres, while the Rajghat island is formed at 129 metres.
Water is being released from the turbines on the upper dams. Due to this, the water level of Narmada is increasing continuously. The water level has increased by about 9 to 10 meters in the past few days.