The department has issued an ‘Orange Alert’ predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall (64.5 to 115.6 mm) at one or two places in Jaipur, Ajmer, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Kota and Baran districts.
The Southwest Monsoon gained momentum over Coastal Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal due to heavy rains in Rajasthan due to a low pressure area over Coastal Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal, even as it issued a ‘red alert’, a meteorological department said here. Very heavy rain was predicted in the districts. state in the next 24 hours.
Heavy rains were recorded in many areas of the state in the last 24 hours. In the last 24 hours, heavy rains were recorded in Karauli, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Dausa, Alwar, Jhunjhunu, Churu and Hanumangarh districts of Rajasthan.
The Meteorological Department said that Shree Mahavirji (Karauli) recorded 268 mm of rain, Churu’s Rajgarh 135 mm, Bharatpur’s Uchan 114 mm, Dausa’s Mahwa 104 mm, Alwar’s Neemrana 99 mm, Pilani 87.3 mm. . 67 mm in Jhunjhunu and Bhadra of Hanumangarh.
The Meteorological Department has also issued a ‘Red Alert’ warning of very heavy to very heavy rain (greater than 115.6 mm) at one or two places in Baran, Jhalwar districts on Saturday.
The department has issued an ‘Orange Alert’ predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall (64.5 to 115.6 mm) at one or two places in Jaipur, Ajmer, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Kota and Baran districts.
A ‘Yellow Alert’ has been issued for heavy rainfall (15.6 to 64.5 mm) for Karauli, Udaipur, Pratapgarh, Nagaur and Pali districts.
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