Jaipur, September 3 (Kiran News): Continuous monsoon showers disrupted normal life across Rajasthan on Wednesday, with Jaipur and Dausa witnessing over four inches of rainfall. Heavy downpour led to severe waterlogging, traffic jams, and damage to property.
In Jaipur, roads turned into rivers, vehicles broke down in waterlogged stretches, and long traffic snarls were reported. At Galta Teerth, 20 devotees were trapped due to water flow and were rescued by teams using a human chain. In Kota, a landslide near Dara railway station blocked the Kota–Mumbai line, forcing stoppage of nine trains. Traffic was also affected on the Kota–Jhalawar National Highway due to flooding near Dara Nullah.
In Dausa, a police van collided with a truck amid heavy rain, injuring two policemen. Meanwhile, in Jhunjhunu, the roof of a house collapsed, killing one person trapped under the debris.
According to the Water Resources Department, heavy rainfall was recorded across several regions: 103 mm in Sikrai (Dausa), 102 mm in Tunga (Jaipur), 72 mm in Wazirpur (Sawai Madhopur), 70 mm in Hindoli (Bundi), and 50 mm each in Mahaveerji and Nadoti (Karauli).
Forecast: More Rain Likely in Coming Days
Radheyshyam Sharma, Director of the Jaipur Meteorological Centre, said that a well-marked low-pressure system over northwest Bay of Bengal is expected to move towards Odisha and Madhya Pradesh in the next 24 hours, intensifying rainfall across Rajasthan.
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Moderate to heavy, and in some places very heavy, rainfall is likely over Kota, Udaipur, Bharatpur, Ajmer and Jaipur divisions during the next 3–4 days.
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From September 5 onwards, Jodhpur and Bikaner divisions may see increased activity, with the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Jodhpur between September 5 and 7.
On Tuesday, Karauli, Alwar, Jhalawar, Bharatpur, Sawai Madhopur and Kota reported heavy showers, with Todabhim (Karauli) recording the highest at 105 mm.
Rain in Jaipur City
Jaipur recorded widespread showers, flooding low-lying colonies, hospitals, shops, houses and temples. The heaviest rainfall was reported in Tunga at 102 mm, followed by Amer (60 mm), JLN Marg (50 mm), Kotkhawda (51 mm), Jamwa Ramgarh (49 mm), Sanganer (37 mm), Bassi (32 mm) and Collectorate area (13 mm).
Bisalpur Dam Gates Opened
With continuous inflows, six gates of Bisalpur Dam were opened on Wednesday, releasing 30,050 cusecs of water. Gates 9, 10, 11 and 12 were opened one metre each, while gates 8 and 13 were opened 0.5 metres.
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