With the onset of Ganeshotsav, the Monsoon has also returned in the State; rain activities have started once again in most parts of the state that were craving for the rains since last many days.
The Met department has also issued warning of heavy to most rains in six districts of the state while the eighteen districts of the state could have heavy rains. The state capital could also get intermittent rains.
There is information of electrocution at a place in Arera Colony of the state capital.
According to Met scientists the system formed at Bay of Bengal is reaching the state through Raipur and Nagpur.
This is very strong system. This system could result in heavy to most rains in the next 36 hours in Betul, Harda, Khargone, Khandwa, Dewas and Chhindwara.
While there is warning of heavy rains in eighteen districts including Indore, Hoshangabad, Ujjain, Sehore, Dewas, Raisen, Mandla and Jabalpur. According to the Met office the state capital would not get heavy rains but intermittent rains would continue till Friday evening.
Bhopal has received a total of 975 mm of rains till now in the season. This is 50 mm below normal. Only 20 days of the monsoon calendar for the state are left now and it is expected that one or two sessions of good rains would take place in the remaining 20 days of monsoon season.
In state, seven districts have received above normal rainfall in this season, 21 districts have received normal rains while 23 districts have registered scanty rainfall. The districts that received above normal rains include Indore, Ujjain, Ratlam, Dewas, Shajapur, Rajgarh
and Dhar.