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  • 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.

  • Meteorological Department issued Orange Alert, Heavy rain expected with thunder

    The Meteorological Department has issued a warning to be vigilant for the next 48 hours. Meteorologist RK Vaish has sent a letter to the Relief Commissioner Chhattisgarh Government regarding Orange Alert. He has warned of heavy rain with thunder. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of heavy rains with thunderstorms at one or two places in Balrampur, Sarguja, Surajpur, Jashpur, Raigad, Janjgir and Mahasamund districts of the state. According to meteorologist HP Chandra, due to the very strong cyclone that rose from the Bay of Bengal, the state is getting sufficient amount of moisture. Due to this, very strong wind is also prevailing in the state. On 26th May, light rain or thunderstorms are likely to occur at one or two places in the state. Due to high wind speed in the state, there is no possibility of any change in maximum temperature. The temperature in the northern part of the state is expected to fall steadily from May 28 onwards.