Jaipur, 21 August (Kiran News). The monsoon has picked up pace once again in Rajasthan. The Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rain alert for 28 districts in the state on Thursday. In Jaipur and Kota, rain that started on Wednesday evening continued intermittently on Thursday as well. The Meteorological Centre, Jaipur, has issued immediate warnings, placing several districts under Orange and Yellow alerts. As per the forecast, there is a possibility of rain accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds in Jaipur, Ajmer, Nagaur, Dausa, Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli, Tonk, Bundi, Baran, Kota, and Jhalawar, among other districts.
On Wednesday afternoon, light showers were reported in several places including Jaipur, Tonk, Bhilwara, Karauli, Bharatpur, Ajmer, and Pali. Jhalawar received two inches of rainfall. The rain in Jaipur on Wednesday evening brought much-needed relief from the humidity and heat. However, rain and strong winds caused trees to fall in some areas and disrupted power supply late into the night. Waterlogging in low-lying areas also caused inconvenience to residents.
Tragedy struck in Gadheri village of Bhopalgarh in Jodhpur district, where three pilgrims on the Ramdevra Yatra drowned after entering a water pit. A group of six young men had set out on pilgrimage on Tuesday. On Wednesday afternoon, around 2 pm, three of them entered the pit to wash their hands and faces in the heat, but drowned. The deceased have been identified as Narendra (20), son of Laxmanram Jani, Sachin (19), son of Ashok, and Lakhan alias Lucky (16), son of Jagdish—all residents of Dangawas village in Merta, Nagaur district.
Several places recorded significant rainfall in the last 24 hours. Abu Road in Sirohi received 31 mm, Jhalrapatan in Jhalawar 50 mm, Manohar Thana 28 mm, Aklera 45 mm, and Jhalawar city 46 mm of rainfall. Dhariawad in Pratapgarh received 28 mm, Kesharpura in Banswara 21 mm, Khamnor in Rajsamand 10 mm, and Kapasan in Chittorgarh 20 mm. Barapal in Udaipur recorded 14 mm, Gogunda 12 mm, Hindumalkot in Sri Ganganagar 16 mm, Kota 19.5 mm, Kishanganj in Baran 25 mm, and Galiakot and Chikhli in Dungarpur 15 mm and 12 mm respectively.
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