Tag: heavy rainfall

  • Heavy Rainfall Triggers Water Leakages At Bengaluru Airport`s Terminal 2

    Kempegowda International Airport witnessed heavy rainfall on May 9 which turned out rainwater leaked through the roof of Terminal 2.

  • Train operations in Shimla-Kalka route suspended amid heavy rainfall, landslides: Officials

    Landslides caused by heavy downpours have damaged railway tracks at multiple locations between Shimla and Kalka. SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh): Due to continuous heavy rainfall and inclement weather conditions in several districts of Himachal Pradesh, train services on the Shimla-Kalka route have been suspended, an official said on Sunday.

    Station Superintendent, of Shimla Railway Station, Joginder Singh told ANI that landslides caused by heavy downpours have damaged railway tracks at multiple locations between Shimla and Kalka, leading to the suspension of train operations.

    “Yesterday, two trains, including a passenger train, were cancelled for today. In the morning we learned that the weather forecast is very bad, like the past few days, and yesterday too it rained overnight, causing landslides at many places between Kalka-Shimla routes, and uprooting trees. So we decided to suspend all train services on the Shimla-Kalka route,” the official said.

    The hilly state is also experiencing landslides and flash floods in various districts due to the rising water levels in the Beas River, resulting in the loss of several lives. Furthermore, the overflowing Beas River entered Pandoh village in Mandi district, causing damage to houses and sweeping away cars.

    According to Meteorological Centre, Shimla, moderate to heavy rainfall with thunder at most places and very heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely to continue in the districts of Shimla, Solan, Kinnaur, Sirmaur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Bilaspur and Hamirpur districts.

    Singh mentioned that restoration work is currently underway on the Shimla-Kalka route. The situation will be monitored throughout the evening, and necessary decisions regarding train services for Monday will be made accordingly

    “Our engineering works and the department is working. Till evening we will monitor the situation and take necessary decisions for the trains’ services on the route for Monday,” he said.

    Ankush Kumar, a tourist, said that he was left with no other option but to travel by bus as his train got suspended.

    Lovepreet, another tourist from Haryana said, “Yesterday also it rained heavily. Today our train has been cancelled. Now we will continue our journey via bus.”

    According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), isolated extremely heavy rainfall is also very likely in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and adjoining districts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh on Sunday. 

  • IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for 15 districts in Madhya Pradesh

    By PTI
    BHOPAL: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued an orange alert of heavy rainfall for 15 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The alert is valid till Friday morning, PK Saha, a senior meteorologist with the IMD’s Bhopal office, said.

    As per the prediction, heavy rains, coupled with thundershowers and lightning, are likely to lash isolated places of Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sagar, Datia, Shivpuri, Anuppur, Dindori, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Balaghat, Mandla, Sheopur, Morena and Bhind districts in the state, he said.

    The rainfall in these districts is likely to range from 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm, Saha added. Rains or thundershowers are likely at most places in Jabalpur, Shahdol, Sagar and Rewa divisions of the state. This kind of weather may prevail at many places in Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Ujjain, Indore, Gwalior and Chambal divisions, he added.

    Between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm on Thursday, Khajuraho, a famous tourist place in Chhatarpur, recorded 26 mm rainfall, while Satna, Gwalior, Bhopal, Indore witnessed 22 mm, 11.4 mm, 1.6 mm and 0.6 mm rainfall respectively.

    According to the official, an upper air circulation over east Uttar Pradesh was bringing forth moisture to north-east Madhya Pradesh, causing rain in areas situated close to the border of that state.

  • IMD issues heavy rainfall warning for East Vidarbha in Maharashtra

    By PTI
    NAGPUR: The IMD’s regional office here on Wednesday warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Maharashtra’s East Vidarbha region on Thursday.

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for the region, which includes districts like Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Yavatmal, indicating the likelihood of heavy to very heavy showers.

    An IMD release said “a cyclonic circulation lies over Northwest Bay of Bengal and extends between 3.1km and 7.6km above mean sea level tilting southwestwards with height.”

    “Under its influence, a low pressure area is very likely to form over northwest Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood during the next 48 hours.

    Hence, the monsoon is expected to remain active over Vidarbha from July 21-23,” the release said.

    Heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls are very likely to occur at isolated places mostly over East Vidarbha, the met office said.

    Nagpur, the largest city in the Vidarbha region, recorded 25.6 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours ended at 5.30 pm, it added.