The citizens in the State capital woke up with drizzles and mild rains that continued till late evening. Monsoon remained active in Rewa, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Sagar and Jabalpur divisions.
In past 24 hours, Jabalpur recorded rainfall of 13 cm, which was followed by Panna and Damoh with 11 am and 10 cm of rainfall respectively.
Since, it was holiday on Friday, owing to the festival of Eid, the office-goers and the schoolchildren enjoyed the wet weather being at home.
Meteorology department has issued warning for heavy rainfall in some parts of Rewa, Shahdol, Jabalpur and Sagar divisions in the next 24 hrs and Hoshangabad, Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior and Chambal divisions in the next 48 hours.
The temperature of the capital remained normal with maximum of 27.8 degree Celsius, while the night temperature was recorded at 23 degrees. Khajuraho witnessed day temperature at 33 degrees, while and Damoh and Dhar recorded the lowest night temperature of 20 degree.
It had been raining in other parts of the State continuously for past two weeks, but in Bhopal, it started raining only after three days’ gap. The daylong rains and cloud cover throughout the day brought the day temperature down to the relief of the residents.
Meanwhile, around 25 people were stranded in a temple in Tikamgarh district on Friday night. The situation arose, when the Dhasan river started flowing above danger mark and the locals who had visited the Banshivat temple to offer prayers on the festival of Teeja, could not come out.
In-charge Minister of Tikamgarh district Harishankar Khatik has asked district Collector and Commissioner to make special arrangements for the rescue of the villagers. Boats and divers from the district headquarters were on the way at the time of filing of the story. Officials claimed that the rescue operation would be complete till late night.