The weather office has forecast intense spells of rain in several states, including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra. Check out the latest all-India forecast here.
A day after the monsoon arrived in several states, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coastal regions of Maharashtra, including Mumbai and Madhya Maharashtra, for the next 48 hours. Heavy showers are also likely in parts of Odisha, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the Northeastern states.
As many as four people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. A 50-year-old man was killed when his vehicle got trapped under the debris following a landslide in Rudraprayag district. The deceased was identified as Anil Bisht.
In another incident, a youth was killed and three others were injured while transplanting in a field in the Kandyal village of Purola tehsil of Uttarkashi district. The deceased has been identified as Abhishek (20).
The IMD has issued an ‘orange alert’ for several districts of Uttarakhand.
In Himachal Pradesh, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre on Sunday, one person drowned in Hamirpur and Shimla districts each.
On Sunday, flash floods triggered by a cloudburst hit Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi, following which, the Mandi-Kullu National Highway was blocked. Mandi has experienced extensive damage, with several houses and bridges being damaged.
ADVISORY TO CHAR DHAM PILGRIMS IN UTTARAKHAND
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the disaster control room in Dehradun to review the situation and advised Char Dham pilgrims to proceed on their journey only after taking a weather update.
The weather office has forecast intense spells of rain at isolated places in Nainital, Champawat, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Dehradun, Tehri and Pauri districts on Sunday.
“I appeal to the devotees that in case the weather turns bad, they should stop their yatra and follow the forecast of the Meteorological department,” he said.
Incessant rain triggered landslides, blocking a number of roads, while the water level has risen in several rivers, including the Ganga.
Chief Minister Dhami also asked the officials in the districts to be on the alert and make adequate arrangements for police, State Disaster Response Force and health personnel to meet any challenge.
HIMACHAL PRADESH INCURS RS 78-LAKH DAMAGE IN 24 HOURS
Flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan and Hamirpur districts and heavy rain in Shimla, Mandi and Kullu on Sunday killed two people, damaged crops, homes and vehicles, and washed away livestock, according to news agency PTI.
According to the State Emergency Operation Centre on Sunday, one person drowned in Hamirpur and Shimla districts each. The rain also damaged 11 houses and vehicles each as well as four cowsheds.
Himachal Pradesh suffered an estimated loss of Rs 78 lakh in the past 24 hours, the State Emergency Operation Centre said.
The Met office has cautioned about the possibility of flash floods in Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Chamba and Kullu and damage to standing crops, fruit plants and seedlings.
It has also issued a ‘yellow’ alert for heavy rain, thunderstorm and lightning at isolated places on June 26 and thunderstorms coupled with lightning from June 27-29.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY IN MAHARASHTRA IN NEXT 48 HRS
An India Meteorological Department (IMD) official on Sunday said that the coastal region, including Mumbai and Madhya Maharashtra, is likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours.
The synoptic situations such as a low-pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal, cyclonic circulation over the Kutch region of Gujarat and an active trough spread over Maharashtra to coastal Karnataka would bring heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours over Konkan including Mumbai and Madhya Maharashtra, the official said.
Mumbai and its suburbs received heavy rains in the last 24 hours, resulting in water-logging at various places and affecting vehicular movement on some roads.
In a rare event, the monsoon on Sunday covered both Delhi and Mumbai together.
MONSOON BRINGS MERCURY DOWN TO 28°C IN DELHI
Monsoon arrived in the national capital on Sunday, two days before its scheduled onset, bringing respite to Delhiites from scorching heat.
The rains which started early in the morning brought the maximum temperature down to 29 degrees Celsius, eight notches below normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi’s primary weather station, logged 48.3 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Sunday, it said.
The rainfall also led to waterlogging and traffic congestion in some parts of the city.