Heavy rains continue to play havoc in the State as Bhopal and its surrounding areas received rains on Monday morning too. While several places in the Bhopal division received torrential rains on Sunday night, the State capital has received 31 mm rains during the past 24 hours.
Heavy rains have also been reported in Rajgarh, Vidisha, Sehore and Hoshangabad and most of the rivers and brooks are on spate in most parts of the State.
The low pressure area on Bay of Bengal that is responsible for the torrential Monsoon showers is still prevailing over the region and is very strong. Torrential rains are expected to continue for next couple of days in the State.
Met department has warned of heavy rains in Bhopal and Ujjain divisions and in Neemuch and Mandsaur districts while lights showers are expected at Hoshangabad and Indore divisions.
Most of the parts of the state are getting good rains. Many areas have been cut off by the road. Rail traffic is also affected since last two days. Relief can be expected only when the system move westwards over Rajasthan.
Bhopal has received 31.7 mm rains during the past twenty four hours while in this season the state capital has received a total of 444 mm of rains that is 63 mm above normal. Indore, Ujjain, Ratlam and Hoshangabad have also received good rains during the past twenty four hours. In many places the heavy rains during the past two days had fulfilled half of the seasonal quota.
Incessant downpour had led to sharp increase in water levels of Rivers Shipra and Gambhir. Reportedly, scores of people in Ujjain were shifted to the relief camps set up in the district on Sunday.
In span of 48 hours from 8:30 am on Saturday, Ujjain has recorded whopping 479 mm of rain followed by Bhopal with 233 mm of rain. With this weather activity, West Madhya Pradesh that has been rain deficit by 11 per cent is now surplus by 7 per cent.
According to met office heavy rains are likely to continue for at least another 24 hours, which will further aggravate the flood situation. let us have a look at the rainfall figures recorded in span of 24 hours from 8:30 am on Sunday. Bhopal 31.7, Guna 18.6, Gwalior 9.4, Hoshangabad 227.8, Indore 104.2, Khajuraho 4, Jabalpur 4.4, Sagar 35.2 and Satna recorded 0.2 mm.
11 die in Budhni floods
The floods in Madhya Pradesh have made outcry. Eleven persons washed away in chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's home place Budhni in Sehore district. Of them, seven bodies have been recovered. As soon as Chouhan got this information he reached the village of victims and after meeting their family members announced an assistance of rupees one and a half lakh for the family of dead.