Heavy rains lashed the State capital on Tuesday but damage caused was less as compared to the havoc created by heavy rains on Saturday. Heavy rains are still likely to witness at several places across the State in the next 24 hours but the weather conditions would attain normal pattern in the next 2-3 days.
Several parts of Madhya Pradesh have been receiving heavy rains for the past few days. In fact, the situation is such that many parts have been reeling under floods.
Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh recorded a whopping 132 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. Bhopal has also been receiving heavy rains for quite some time now. So much so that the city received a whopping 175 mm of rainfall on July 9 which led to flood like situation over the city as well. Since then, while the city has not recorded three digit rains, but moderate rains have continued. During the last 24 hours from 8:30 am on Monday, Bhopal has received a good 66.7 mm of rainfall. With this, Bhopal has surpassed its monthly rains.
In the season in July, Bhopal has received 434.6 mm of rain against the monthly average of 371.6 mm. These rains can be attributed to the low pressure area which is currently marked over North Madhya Pradesh. The cyclonic circulation which was over Southwest Madhya Pradesh has merged with the trough which is extending from North Rajasthan across Central India. Both these systems have been giving good rains over Bhopal and its adjoining areas.
Now, during the next 24 hours, good rains will continue over Bhopal. However, after 24 hours, situation is expected to improve and the intensity of rainfall will decrease.
low pressure area over system over Bay of Bengal, Rajasthan and Odisha upto Madhya Pradesh is inducing heavy rainfall across the state.
Heavy rainfall would be witnessed in Jabalpur and Guna district. Betul recorded 25 mm of rainfall, Shajapur recorded 60 mm of rainfall, Bhopal recorded 47 mm of rainfall, Khargone recorded 42 mm of rainfall, Khandwa recorded 80 mm of rainfall, Ujjain recorded 24 mm of rainfall, Hoshangabad recorded 74 mm of rainfall, Damoh recorded 40 mm of rainfall and Rajgarh recorded 33 mm of rainfall on Tuesday.
Within one and a half hour city recorded 1.5 inch rainfall flooding roads and making huge traffic jams on Tuesday. Two trees were uprooted in MP Nagar and Governor House but no loss was reported in the incident. On Tuesday the morning was soothing with light brief shower but around 12 noon the heavy rainfall started which continued for around one and a half hour resulting in water logging in Anna Nagar, Vidya Nagar and Shivaji Nagar and several low lying areas also witnessed water logging.
Several areas of the city went in dark and the power supply resumed after several hours.
In the harsh weather around 26 casualties have been reported in the season. From June 1 till July 11, 33 districts of the state have received rainfall more than normal rainfall, 12 districts have received normal rainfall while 6 districts have received less than normal rainfall.