Bhopal, September 5 (Kiran News) — Madhya Pradesh continues to receive heavy monsoon rains, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing warnings for several districts on Friday. An orange alert has been issued for Ratlam, Jhabua, and Alirajpur, where rainfall of up to 8.5 inches is possible. A yellow alert has also been sounded in 15 districts including Neemuch, Mandsaur, Indore, Ujjain, Dhar, Barwani, Khargone, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Dewas, Rajgarh, Guna, Betul, Chhindwara, and Pandhurna, forecasting 2.5 to 4.5 inches of rain in the next 24 hours.
According to the weather department, four active systems — including the monsoon trough, a low-pressure area, and a cyclonic circulation — are currently influencing the region. The heavy rainfall spell is expected to continue for the next two days.
So far this monsoon season, Madhya Pradesh has recorded an average of 40 inches of rain, which is 108 percent of the seasonal quota. This marks the second consecutive year of above-normal rainfall, with nearly 25 days of the monsoon still remaining.
On Thursday, over 35 districts experienced rainfall. Indore recorded the highest with 60 mm (2.3 inches), while Ratlam received more than 2 inches. Showers were also reported in Bhopal, Gwalior, Datia, Pachmarhi, Ujjain, Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Khajuraho, Mandla, Rewa, Satna, Seoni, Sidhi, Tikamgarh, Balaghat, Shivpuri, Raisen, Vidisha, Ashoknagar, Shajapur, Agar-Malwa, Sehore, and Narmadapuram among others.
The heavy downpour has caused rivers and dams to swell. In Indore, rising water levels in the Kanh river led to a rescue operation near Krishnapura Bridge, where two people were trapped. In Ujjain, the swollen Kshipra river submerged temple ghats, with water reaching up to domes. At Ratlam railway station, platform number 4 was flooded, while residential colonies also reported waterlogging.
Several dams across the state were forced to release water: 21 gates each of Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar (Khandwa), 15 gates of Bargi (Jabalpur), 6 gates each of Yashwant Sagar (Indore) and Madikheda (Shivpuri), 5 gates of Dholawad (Ratlam), 3 gates of Tawa (Itarsi), and 2 gates each of Halali (Raisen) and Kalabhata (Mandsaur). The water level in Bhopal’s Upper Lake has also risen significantly.
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