Bhopal, 17 August (Kiran News). Monsoon has once again become active in Madhya Pradesh, bringing continuous rainfall to several districts. Due to overflowing rivers and streams, people are facing many difficulties. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department on Sunday issued a heavy rain alert for 14 districts. Today, very heavy rainfall is expected in Khargone, Khandwa, and Burhanpur. Indore, Dhar, Jhabua, Alirajpur, Barwani, Dewas, Harda, Narmadapuram, Betul, Chhindwara, and Pandhurna have also been warned of heavy rain. Light rain may continue in Bhopal, Ujjain, Gwalior, and other districts.
Meteorologist Dr. Divya E. Surendran informed that a monsoon trough is passing from Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Kota through Guna-Betul and then towards southern Chhattisgarh, where low-pressure area activity is present. Another trough is active in the southern part, along with a cyclonic circulation. Due to these conditions, rainfall continues in the state. Around 18 August, a new low-pressure area is likely to become active over the Bay of Bengal.
Earlier, on Saturday, heavy rain in Rajpur town of Barwani caused rivers and streams to overflow. The sudden flood in the Rupa river led to damage to vehicles and shops. Rivers and streams in the hilly regions of Khargone are also overflowing, with the Kunda river experiencing its first flood of the season. Rain has also been recorded in Bhopal, Shajapur, Khargone, Dhar, Seoni, and 15 other districts, increasing the rainfall tally. On Sunday, trough and cyclonic circulation activity will also be observed in Indore, Narmadapuram, Ujjain, and Jabalpur divisions. The state’s average rainfall is 37 inches, out of which 31 inches, or 84 percent of the quota, has already been received. So far, there has been 6.2 inches more rain, totalling 24.8 inches.
According to the Meteorological Department, the spell of heavy rainfall in the state has started and is expected to continue till the end of the month. Many districts are likely to meet their rainfall quota by August itself. So far, 10 districts including Gwalior have already reached their quota, but the situation in Indore and Ujjain divisions is not as good. In the eastern parts—Jabalpur, Sagar, Shahdol, and Rewa divisions—rainfall is 30 percent above average, while in the western parts—Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior, Chambal, and Narmadapuram divisions—it is 20 percent above average. Overall, the state has received 25 percent more rainfall than average.
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