Alert has been sounded at several nearby areas of river banks which have swollen in heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours in the state.
low pressure area over north east Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas, upper air cyclonic circulation and a low pressure area system from Odisha to Bay of Bengal have created havoc which has been witnessed for the past 24 hours across the state.
For the past whole night continuous heavy rainfall has been witnessed across the state.
Rainfall continued throughout the day across 10 districts on Monday.
The state capital received good amount of rainfall and after death of 4-year-old kid who swept in the heavy water current no major mishap has been reported. The state capital recorded 2.4 cm of rainfall till 5.30 in the evening and which continued till late in the night. In Chhatarpur, 10 children who got trapped in the river were rescued.
The children were trapped after sudden rise in Dhasan Katan river and were rescued after around 10 hours of rescue.
In another incident in Faddipura village of Morena district, a pregnant woman Ratna Kushwaha died after a wall of her house caved in. Alert has been issued in the area situated near to Chambal River after the increase water current due to heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours.
The Met Department has warned of heavy rains in 31 districts of the state. Warning of heavy rainfall in Sagar, Guna, Ashoknagar, Chhatarpur, Raisen and Bhopal, Sehore, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Sheopur, Umaria, Shahdol, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Agar, Shajapur, Tikamgarh, Panna, Sidhi while heavy rains hare likely to be witnessed in Singrauli, Katni, Seoni, Chhindwara, Balaghat, Mandla, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Hoshangabad districts.
On Monday Sagar recorded 5 cm of rainfall, Ujjain and Jabalpur recorded 4.5 cm of rainfall, while Damoh, Hoshangabad and Mandla recorded 4 cm of rainfall.