Rains claim 3 lives in Rajasthan, dams full

JAIPUR/KOTA: Heavy rainfall across Rajasthan wreaked havoc in many districts including Baran, Jhalawar and some parts of Karauli on Monday.
Three people were killed including two in Karauli and one in Jaipur and four injured in rain-related mishaps. Kota administration rescued a 35-year-old pregnant woman from her village Bishanpura and took her to a local health centre.
A 55-year-old man and his 14-year-old daughter were killed when their house wall collapsed in Karauli’s Bhagirathpura village. Four labourers were also injured after a portion of sleepers’ manufacturing unit collapsed at Kaladera industrial area in Jaipur.
In Bishanpura, the family of the pregnant woman had intimated the police control room that their village was inundated and she having severe labour pain. “In a rescue operation that lasted for more than 3 hours, police managed to send the woman to the nearby community health centre,” said an officer.
At Chaura Rasta in Walled City of Jaipur, an old banyan tree fell on a youth on a bicycle and damaged at least four vehicles. “The body of the youth was bailed out and was rushed to the mortuary by our team. Our team used tree cutters and other gadgets to remove the tree,” said Pankaj Chaudhary, commandant, state disaster relief force(SDRF) told TOI.
Rainfall in the past seven days has given a new lease of life to the reservoirs and waterbodies, especially in the districts where there was deficit rainfall. The deficit, which was 36 per cent, has now come down to 0.2 per cent.
Majority of water reservoirs and dams are now overflowing due to incessant rainfall in many districts. Flood-like situation was witnessed in Baran district where Shahbad town received heavy rainfall for the second consecutive day. Local rivers including Parvati and Chambal were overflowing due to heavy rainfall in the eastern parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
In Kota, two gates of Kota barrage were opened and 5,000 cusec metre water was released. According to Jaipur Met office, Shahbad (Baran) received a rainfall of 246mm, followed by Sawai Madhopur 215 mm, Sapotra (Karauli) 184mm. Many places including Khandar, Malarna Dungar, Chauth ka Barwara and Bamanwas received rainfall varying from 10mm to 80 mm.
In its forecast Jaipur Met office issued heavy rainfall warning for many districts in the eastern and western Rajasthan.