Roads submerged by heavy rain in Jaipur\, water filled up to the waist\, there was an outcry; Watch video

Roads submerged by heavy rain in Jaipur, water filled up to the waist, there was an outcry; Watch video

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The torrential rains in the capital Jaipur have broken the record for many years. The torrential rains that have been going on for the last 5 hours in Piccity have created a ruckus in the city. The city’s percolate is flooded with 2 to 3 feet. The settlements in the low-lying areas have been completely submerged, while the posh areas of the city are also in the grip of water flow. The wall of the Central Park in front of the Government Secretariat has collapsed due to heavy rains. There are reports of water in some wards of the largest SMS hospital in the state. Although the official figures of rain have not been revealed yet, experts say that the city has received so much rain for the first time since 1981.

The Meteorological Department has again warned of heavy rain till around 2.30 pm. At the same time, for the next 24 hours, there have been heavy reports of rain for the desert. As of 11:30 am, the airport recorded 96 mm of rain. The CMO is constantly monitoring the entire situation.

The Brahmapuri area of ​​the city was so full of water that all the cars parked there were completely submerged in water. Due to excessive filling in the Jal Mahal, the sluice was opened there. Due to this, water entered the settlement of Jai Singhpura Khor, and many houses were submerged there. The CMO has directed the administration to remove those trapped in the waterlogging on priority. Given the flood-like situation in the city, the district administration has issued helpline numbers. At the same time, SDRF has deployed five teams in different areas of the city.

Meteorological Department issued an alert

According to the Meteorological Department, many districts of the state will continue the phase of strong rain in the next few days. A red alert has been issued in Ajmer, Bhilwara, and Rajsamand. The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rain in 3 districts and orange-yellow alert for heavy rain in 23 districts on Friday. Heavy rains may occur at many places in eastern Rajasthan and the department has also issued a red alert about this. Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Dausa, Dholpur, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Karauli, Kota, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sawaimadhopur, Sikar, Sirohi, Tonk, Udaipur from 14 to 17 August, Churu, Nagaur, Pali, and Jalore may receive heavy to very heavy rainfall.