Intermittent rainfall has been witnessed in the state capital from morning on Friday while it rained heavily in the evening; Upper Lake 0.3 ft short of full tank level in the season.
Bhopal received 14.7 mm of rainfall while Nowgong was the region which received highest rainfall on Friday at 65 mm and Narmadapuram recorded 35 mm of rainfall.
The full tank level of Upper Lake is 1666.80 ft, which has reached 1666.50 ft. Due to heavy rains in the catchment area, the Upper Lake will be completely filled. The sluice gates of Bhadbhada Dam will be opened after the Upper Lake is filled up to the full tank level.
The full tank level of Kerwa Dam of Bhopal is 1673 ft and it is 1666.20 ft. At the same time, 1644 ft have been filled in Kaliasot Dam while its full tank level is 1659 ft.
Water inflow is also going on in Kolar Dam near Bhopal. About 50% of the capital is supplied with water from Kolar Dam. However, it is still 23 feet empty. Its full tank level is 1516.40 feet, while 1493.70 feet of water has been stored in it so far.
Monsoon trough is likely to gradually shift southwards after two days.
Presently, the Monsoon Trough is extending from sea level to Ganganagar, Rohtak, Hardoi, Dehri, Jamshedpur, Balasore and from there east-southeast to southeast Bay of Bengal.
Western Disturbance as a cyclonic circulation lies over Himachal Pradesh and adjoining areas and another fresh WD lies over East Afghanistan and adjoining areas as a cyclonic circulation at Central Troposphere level.
A cyclonic circulation is persisting over Haryana while one is over Jharkhand and adjoining areas. Several regions are witnessing heavy rainfall, thunder and lightning.
The Met department has issued warning of heavy rainfall in Chambal and Gwalior divisions and Raisen, Rajgarh, Betul, Annuppur, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Damoh,Sagar, Chattarpur, Tikamgarh districts. Alert of thunder and lightning in Rewa, Sagar, Bhopal, Narmadapuram, Chambal and Gwalior divisions has been issued.