As most of the parts of the State get inundated into heavy rainfall registered all across the state, Meteorological department has warned of further rainfall in the next 24 hours. According to the Met officials, there might be intense rainfall across the state if low pressure belt is formed over the Bay of Bengal. The State Disaster Management Department officials however, said there is no need to panic as the situation is still not alarming in the Jharkhand.
“We have released a warning hours as there could be a heavy rainfall all across the state in the next 24 hours,” said Director of the State Meteorological Department BK Mandal.
According to the data provided by the Meteorological Department, maximum rainfall has been recorded in Dumka with over 60 per cent more than the average rainfall. Similarly, surplus rainfall was recorded in some of the other districts like Dhanbad on the second position with 57 per cent, latehar 52 per cent, Deoghar 55 per cent, Godda 51 per cent and lohardaga 34 per cent.
Meanwhile, public transport system in several parts of state including latehar, lohardaga, Palamu, Jamtara and Dumka remained badly hit due to nonstop rainfall in the last 24 hours.
The 14-hour long incessant rain recording 295.3 mm in Palamu caused extensive damages to two national highways and water bodies. NH 98 and NH 75 remained completely disrupted due to heavy rainfall. The 20-feet long diversion at NH 98 got completely washed out due to heavy rainfall.
“Several bridges and culverts have been damaged in latehar and lohardaga area after the incessant rain recorded in the area largely affecting road connectivity from the state capital,” said Mandal.
Similarly a culvert on NH 75 also stands devastated in Palamu making it difficult to reach the state capital. “Daltonganj-lathehar-Ranchi Road has been blocked as a bridge at Sarbarwa has been badly damaged in the rainfall and the people are forced to take Daltonganj-Panki-Balumath-Chandwa route to reach the state capital,” said Sanjay Kumar who came to Ranchi from Datonganj on Friday afternoon.
The Disaster Management Department, however, is fully prepared to deal with any emergency situation arising out of the heavy rainfall in the state and has set up a temporary control room at Jagannathpur School in Dhurwa. “The National Disaster Relief Force has also been taken position in different parts of the state and the district administrations have been put on alert,” said Colonel SK Srivastava State Programme Officer of the Disaster Management Department.