Today, 132 mm more rains than normal were registered.
During last 24 hours, 3 people and 6 cattle heads died due to excessive rains and floods in Katni district. Death of one person and damage to one house were reported in Mandsaur district. So far, excessive rains and floods have killed 69 people, 251 cattle heads and 800 poultry and damaged 14,839 houses and crops in 1429 hectare.
So far, 1031 mm rainfall has been registered in Madhya Pradesh, which is 55 per cent more than normal. In eastern Madhya Pradesh, 1061 mm rainfall has been registered and 1007 in western Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, 2,91,943 cusec water was released from 12 gates of Indira Sagar Dam in Khandwa district and 3,14,753 cusecs from 13 gates of Omkareshwar Dam in Khandwa district, 1,81,414 cusecs from 19 gates of Bargi Dam in Jabalpur district and 1,12,783 cusec water was released from 11 gates of Tawa Dam in Hoshangabad district. Today, 830 per cent more rains were registered in Sagar district, 472 percent Burhanpur district, 571 per cent Betul, 413 per cent Hoshangabad and 516 per cent more rains were registered in Rajgarh district.