Monsoon systems will be active again in Madhya Pradesh from September 4-5 and rainfall would be witnessed in the season. There would be moderate to heavy rain at some places in the eastern part of the state.
However, before this there is the effect of heat and humidity in the entire state. Gwalior remained the hottest for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday.
There is monsoon break in the state from August 23-24, which continues in the first week of September as well. Due to this the effect of heat has intensified.
September is as humid as March-April. However, due to the activity of the local system, light drizzle is also happening at some places. On Saturday, the day temperature in 34 cities in the state crossed 30 degree celsius.
The August drought is over and now there are sorcery and prayers for good rains in September. In Ratlam's Palsoda, people paraded the village sarpanch Laxmanji Maida by making him sit upside down on a donkey. The villagers did this trick to convince Lord Indra. Dedak Mata (frog) was also taken on a tour of the village. In Ratlam's Palsoda, people paraded the village sarpanch Laxmanji Maida sitting upside down on a donkey for rain.
PCC Chief Kamal Nath has expressed concern over the drought situation in the state on the social media platform 'X'. He wrote that, 'This time a situation of severe drought is being created in the state. Most parts of the state have received less rainfall. The reservoirs have not been completely filled with water. The crops are drying up. Most of the farmer population of the state is being directly affected by this. I demand from the Chief Minister that he should come out of the festive mode and start the survey work immediately and start the arrangement to give relief to the farmers.
Kamal Nath wrote – The statement of the Chief Minister that came out yesterday, seemed more like a ploy to convert the disaster into an opportunity than facing the challenge. The people of the state have also seen in the past that the Shivraj government turns disaster into an opportunity in its own interest and creates panic among the public. The public needs true intentions, not false promises..
Paddy crop in Gohad, known as 'Rice bowl' in Bhind district, is under threat of drought. Due to lack of water, cracks are clearly visible in the soil of the field.
The mercury remained highest in Gwalior for the fifth consecutive day. The temperature here reached 37.4 degrees Celsius on Saturday. However, in September last year, the temperature had reached 37.6 degrees. In Khajuraho also the temperature was 37.4 degrees.
The temperature in Bhopal was 34.4 degrees. Betul, Dhar, Guna, Narmadapuram, Indore, Khandwa, Khargone, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Ujjain, Chhindwara, Damoh, Jabalpur, Mandla, Narsinghpur, Naugaon, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sidhi, Sidhi, The mercury was recorded at 30 degrees or more in Tikamgarh, Umaria.
There is a decrease in the normal rainfall figures in the state. So far it has received 17 percent less rainfall than normal. There is 14 percent less rainfall in the eastern part and 20 percent less in the western part.