Bhopal, August 3 (Udaipur Kiran): Madhya Pradesh is experiencing unusually heavy monsoon rains this year. The incessant downpour has flooded rivers, streams, and even roads. Over half of the expected monsoon rainfall for June and July has already been recorded. Due to the heavy rainfall, nine major dams in the state, including Kolar, Tawa, and Bargi, were opened on Friday. Many districts are facing flood-like situations.
The weather department has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in 12 districts – Sehore, Raisen, Narmadapuram, Narsimhapur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Balaghat, Dindori, Anuppur, Sheopur, and Shivpuri. An orange alert for heavy rainfall has been issued for 23 districts, including Bhopal and Jabalpur.
The weather department has stated that a cyclonic circulation has formed over Jharkhand and West Bengal, resulting in a low-pressure area. The monsoon trough is passing through the center of this low-pressure area, directly over Madhya Pradesh. Another trough is active in the east-west direction over these regions. The continuous inflow of moisture-laden south-westerly winds is affecting the state.
Due to this weather system, heavy rainfall has been occurring since late Thursday night and is expected to continue for the next two days. The weather department has issued an alert for this. The system will move further on Saturday, affecting the southern and central parts of the state. Hence, red and orange alerts have been issued for several districts. The entire state is expected to receive heavy rainfall. There is also a possibility of lightning and floods.
Before this, the state experienced heavy rainfall on Friday. Bhopal and Narsimhapur received over an inch of rain, while Sidhi recorded the highest rainfall of 3.7 inches. Raisen and Satna received 3 inches of rainfall. Pachmarhi, Tikamgarh received 1 inch, and Ratlam, Ujjain, and Malajkhand received half an inch of rainfall. Betul, Narmadapuram, Dhar, Rewa, Umaria, Guna, Indore, Shivpuri, Chhindwara, Damoh, Jabalpur, Khajuraho, and Mandla also experienced rainfall.
Due to continuous rainfall, 9 major dams in the state have overflowed. Bhopal’s big lake is full. As a result, 5 gates of the Bhadbhada dam and all 13 gates of the Kalyasot dam were opened. 4 out of 8 gates of the Kolar dam near Bhopal had to be opened. 9 gates of the Tawa dam in Narmadapuram, 8 gates of Rajghat in Ashoknagar, 7 gates of Bargi in Jablpur, 6 gates of Barna dam in Raisen, 2 gates of Halali dam in Vidisha, and 4 gates of Machagora dam in Chhindwara were opened to release water. So far, 2.1 inches more rain has fallen than the expected quota. Till now, 18.5 inches of rain should have fallen, but an average of 20.6 inches of rain has already fallen, which is 12% more.
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