Incessant rains lashing the financial capital of Madhya Pradesh for past two days claimed three lives. On Thursday morning, a five-year-old girl Rajnandini was washed away by strong currents near Pipliyarao village. The body of the girl could not be rescued till the report was filing.
In another incident, two youths were drowned in Champabagh drain when their car in which they were sitting was washed away in the drain. Body of one of the two deceased, — Vishal Panchal (24), a resident of Adarsh Indira Nagar was recovered by the police only on Thursday morning, while the other was still missing.
Several cars were also washed away due to strong currents. local residents blockaded the road near Saifi Hotel Square on Jawahar Marg in protest against the incident alleging that the police did not take prompt action despite being informed about the matter. Five persons were rescued from lasudia locality on Wednesday by a rescue team. They were stranded at a restaurant due to sudden swelling of the drain nearby.
The city has recorded 9 inches rainfall in the past 24 hours which has created flood-like situation in almost all the low-lying areas of the city which were inundated by rain water. Nearly 200 families of CP Sekhar Nagar and Vyas Nagar were shifted to safer localities due excessive rise in water-levels. The Municipal Corporation distributed more than 800 food packets among those displaced.
The situation remains grim in several other parts of the state due to heavy downpour. All the major rivers are running at high mark due to rain.
According to the meteorological department heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are likely to occur at many places in western areas of the State including Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal, Hoshangabad and adjacent areas. Moderate rainfall will occur in all other parts of the state.
Among the areas that received heavy rainfall are Mhow (353 mm), Khandwa (255 mm), Khategaon (226 mm), Dewas (124 mm), Dhar (130 mm) and Jawara (100 mm). The State capital was comparatively relieved by rains on Thursday. The temperatures too remained low in almost whole of the state due to heavy downpour. Indore recorded a maximum of 23 degree Celsius (8 degrees below normal) and minimum of 22 degree Celsius. In Bhopal, the maximum temperature was 29.1 degree Celsius and minimum degree Celsius.