Six persons were rescued who went for picnic and marooned in Betwa river on Tuesday.
Heavy rainfall has been witnessed in ain in Bhopal, Gwalior, and in Jabalpur, diversion bridge washed away; heavy rain expected in many districts in the next three days.
It is raining in Bhopal since Tuesday morning. Gwalior received its first rain of this monsoon season this morning. Intermittent rainfall in Jabalpur, Narmadapuram and adjoining districts has been witnessed.
Six people who went for picnic in Orchha got trapped in Betwa river. All of them were sitting between the rocks in the middle of the river. During this, the water level of the river suddenly increased. The rescue team rescued them safely.
Meteorologists have issued warnings of very heavy rains in Betul, Harda, Burhanpur and Khandwa. The department has also predicted heavy rains in Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Narmadapuram, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, Guna, Ashoknagar, Rewa, Satna, Umaria, Dindori, Jabalpur, Balaghat, Panna, Damoh and Sagar.
People who went for picnic in Orchha were sitting on the rocks. Due to the sudden rise in the water level, these people got stuck in the middle of the river. Rescue team took them out.
Heavy and drizzling rains continued in 16 districts on Monday.
Monsoon entered MP from Mandla district on June 24 in the state. Monsoon covered entire Madhya Pradesh on the second day. Umaria has recorded 5.19 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.
The diversion bridge of the Jabalpur-Bhopal National Highway got washed away due to rains on Monday-Tuesday night. The contact between Jabalpur and Bhopal was cut off after the bridge was washed away. During this, there was a long queue of vehicles on both sides.
Forecast of heavy to very heavy rain here for three days
Heavy rain is likely in Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Bhopal, Rajgarh, Narmadapuram, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, Guna, Ashoknagar, Rewa, Satna, Umaria, Dindori, Jabalpur, Balaghat, Panna, Damoh and Sagar. On June 28 Heavy rains may occur in Agar, Mandsaur, Guna, Sagar, Chhatarpur and Tikamgarh. Chance of extremely heavy rains in Shajapur and Agar districts on June 29. Heavy rains may occur in Vidisha, Sehore, Dhar, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Guna, Ashoknagar, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh and Niwari.
The weather remained clear in Gwalior on Monday.
The weather remained clear in Jabalpur till 9 am on Tuesday, after which it started raining. The spell of continuous rain continued on Monday. It rained about two and a half inches till evening. There was waterlogging in the streets and colonies of the city. Many rivers and streams in the district came in spate. According to the Meteorological Department, Jabalpur has received 65.2 mm of rain till Monday evening.
Due to incessant rains in Jabalpur, there has been a spate in the Hiran river in Kundam area. Due to this water came on the road. Some women risked their lives to cross the road.
Heavy rain started in Ujjain on Monday evening. Due to heavy rains for about an hour, many areas of the city were submerged. The people of the city had to face trouble in commuting. Many drains came in spate due to heavy rains.