Orange alert has been declared in Telangana amid heavy rains.
Heavy rains lashed parts of Telangana and Maharashtra on Thursday, while humid weather prevailed in the north, while the IMD has forecast widespread rain over eastern and central parts of the country in the next two days.
Two people were killed in a landslide in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri, which was submerged after heavy rains, while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Ernakulam, Idukki, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts of Kerala. , in which very heavy rain was predicted on Friday.
“A low pressure area lies over the north-west of the Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards with Monsoon Trough during next two to three days. Under its influence, fairly widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur over east and adjoining central India from July 22-24, with reduction thereafter,” the Met office said.
Skies remained cloudy in Delhi with the maximum temperature at 34 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below the average.
According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of light rain in the city on Friday.
Meanwhile, Delhi’s air quality was in the ‘satisfactory’ category in the evening. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the hourly air quality index (AQI) stood at 74 at 8.40 pm.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”. .
Incessant rains in the state disrupted normal life in many parts of Telangana, prompting the state government to take relief measures.
According to official sources, Narsapur (G) in Nirmal district and two other places in Nirmal, Nizamabad, Adilabad districts received extremely heavy rainfall (over 227.5 mm) from Wednesday morning till Thursday morning.
He said the provisional average rainfall in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) during the same period was 17.7 mm.
Several drains and water bodies were in spate at various places in the state and low-lying areas were flooded.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao directed the officials and public representatives to take precautionary measures on a war footing as the water level in the Godavari river catchment areas was rising due to heavy rains in the upper reaches of Shri Ram Sagar Project (SRSP). Release said.
The Chief Minister also directed ministers and MLAs to set up camps in their respective districts, while Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar held a teleconference with the Collectors and SPs of 16 rain-affected districts and took stock of the prevailing situation.
The IMD said that there is a possibility of extremely heavy rain with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over Adilabad, Kumaran Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal and other districts on Friday.
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In Kerala, the Met Office asked fishermen not to venture into the sea till July 26 as it had issued a warning of very heavy rain.
It said, “Gust wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is very likely along and off Kerala coast. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these sea areas during the mentioned period.” “
An orange alert was issued for Kannur district on Friday. The IMD also issued a yellow alert for all other districts.
Red alert indicates heavy to very heavy rainfall of more than 20 cms in 24 hours, while orange alert means very heavy rain ranging from 6 cms to 20 cms of rain. Yellow alert means heavy rain between 6 to 11 cms.
Chiplun, Khed and some other towns of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra have been submerged due to heavy rains, a state minister said, adding that inclement weather and incessant rains have made it difficult for government agencies to carry out rescue operations in the Konkan region. have been
Two people died in a landslide during the day near Parashuram Ghat in the district, an official said.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reviewed the situation in Ratnagiri and Raigad districts by holding a meeting with the officials. During the meeting, he said that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert of heavy rain in the region for the next three days.
Like the national capital, maximum temperatures remained close to the normal limits at most places in Haryana and Punjab on Thursday as both the states did not receive rain.
According to the Meteorological Department, Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 32.7 degrees Celsius, while Hisar recorded a maximum temperature of 34.6 degrees Celsius.
Rohtak recorded a maximum temperature of 33.5 degrees Celsius while Bhiwani recorded a maximum temperature of 34.1 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh, the shared capital of both the states, recorded a maximum temperature of 32.5 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a maximum of 33.5 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana recorded a maximum of 33.7 degrees Celsius, while Patiala recorded a maximum of 33.3 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, light to moderate rains occurred over many parts of East Uttar Pradesh and western parts of the state as Monsoon remained active over the state.
According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of thundershowers at many places in western Uttar Pradesh and at some places in the eastern part of the state on Friday.
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