A system over the Bay of Bengal has induced heavy rainfall in Madhya Pradesh, water bodies are overflowing. The sluice gates of Bargi, Tawa, Omkareshwar, Indira Sagar, Yashwant Sagar, Satpura, Machagora, Parasdoh, Gambhir, Shipra dams had to be opened.
Maximum 17.51 inches of rainfall has been recorded in the last 24 hours in Bhimpur of Betul.
The record of 61 years has been broken in Indore, and 11 years in Bhopal. In the last 24 hours in September, 6.73 inches of rainfall has been recorded in Indore.
Earlier on September 20, 1962, 6.68 inches of rainfall was recorded. Indore's normal September rainfall is 6.58 inches which has been recorded in the last 24 hours.
The capital Bhopal has recorded the highest September rainfall in 24 hours for the second time in 11 years (between 2011 to 2023). 2.82 inches of rainfall has been recorded in Bhopal in 24 hours. Earlier on September 9, 2019, 5.52 inches of rainfall was recorded.
Heavy rains continue in the capital Bhopal. In the last 24 hours, 71 mm or 2.82 inches of water fell. Due to this, the water level in Upper Lake has increased.
Bhopal has received 27.69 inches of rain from June 1 to the morning of June 16. However, 35.92 inches of rain has been recorded. The figures have improved in the last 24 hours. Till Friday, Bhopal was 28 percent behind in the overall rainfall figures, but on Saturday this figure came down to 22 percent. Here, there has been intermittent heavy and light rain since morning.
Continuous rain in Indore since Friday evening has turned into a disaster on Saturday morning. Houses in the lower settlements in Mahesh Nagar had to be evacuated. Many families have also been rescued in the Kabutarkhana area.
A mini bus was washed away from the culvert of the service road on the Super Corridor. There were 15 people on board, all have been rescued. Gandhi Nagar area and part of MR-10 were flooded. Four gates of Yashwantsagar Dam have been opened. Due to this, all the ponds of the city have been filled to their full capacity.
The rail tracks leading to Delhi near Nagda (Ujjain) railway station were flooded. Many trains including MEMU have been affected. Due to rain, large stones fell from the hill on the Delhi-Mumbai rail track between Ratlam and Dahod. Due to this the engine of 12494 Darshan Express derailed.
The water level of Narmada at Sethani Ghat in Narmadapuram reached 963.10 feet this morning. This is 0.90 feet below the alarm level and 2.9 feet below the danger mark. 13 gates of Tawa Dam have been increased by 10 feet and opened to 20 feet each.
Narmadapuram-Harda-Khandwa State Highway has been closed for the last 12 hours due to the water of Ganjal river flowing above the bridge in the district.