Parts of Karnataka, including Bengaluru, is likely to witness rains this week. (Express photo by Ashish Kale)Monsoon, Weather Live Updates Today: Two persons were washed away in flood waters and one person was injured after a portion of his house collapsed following heavy rains in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, officials told PTI on Thursday. At least 32 houses were also partially damaged in different talukas of Palghar due to the heavy showers, an official from the district administration said. The district received an average 89.27 mm downpour in the 24-hour period ending at 10 am on Thursday, with Wada taluka receiving the maximum 135 mm rainfall.
With heavy rains predicted in vast swathes of Karnataka, state authorities have taken all necessary precautions, said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. “NDRF and SDRF deployed in Kodagu, Karwar, and Udupi,” he told ANI.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a red alert in parts of Maharashtra, including Raigad, Ratnagiri, Pune and Kolhapur. Meanwhile, Thane and Mumbai are on orange alert till July 10. In Karnataka’s Udupi and Kodagu districts, where heavy showers are expected this week, schools and colleges have been shut.
Mumbai: Commuters wade through a waterlogged road following Monsoon rains, in Mumbai, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (PTI)
Two persons were washed away in flood waters and one person was injured after a portion of his house collapsed following heavy rains in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Thursday.
At least 32 houses were also partially damaged in different talukas of Palghar due to the heavy showers, an official from the district administration said. The district received an average 89.27 mm downpour in the 24-hour period ending at 10 am on Thursday, with Wada taluka receiving the maximum 135 mm rainfall.
A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was kept on alert to provide assistance whenever required, district disaster cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said. A 51-year-old man, Ramesh Janya Goshe, from Charoti in Dahanu taluka here, was washed away in the flood waters on Thursday. The body was later recovered, an official from the district administration said. (PTI)
With heavy rains predicted in vast swathes of Karnataka, state authorities have taken all necessary precautions, said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. “NDRF and SDRF deployed in Kodagu, Karwar, and Udupi,” he told ANI.
"Instructions given to stop prevent sea erosion, evacuate people living in low-lying places with common landslide occurrences & also to keep roads clear. Our teams are prepared with all equipment," he added.
About 95 per cent of Jharkhand's arable land, meant for paddy and other kharif (summer) crops, is lying fallow due to a 43 per cent monsoon rain shortfall, according to government data.
Farmers are worried as the overall coverage of kharif crops is only 5.32 per cent against the total target of 28.27 lakh hectares of land till Wednesday. The coverage of paddy, the main crop of the season, is mere 3.15 per cent against the target of 18 lakh hectares.
The coverage was recorded only from six districts where direct sowing is going on. Seedling transplantation did not take place in any of the districts till July 6, according to the sowing coverage data of the state agriculture department. Similarly, the coverage for pulses remained at 3.16 per cent and coarse cereals at 4.31 per cent. The same is slightly better for maize at 20.54 per cent and oilseeds at 13.97 per cent. (PTI)
Mumbaikars had no respite from heavy rains which continued to lash the city for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, delaying local train services on the Central Railway route following a wall collapse on a track, officials said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs with very heavy to extremely heavy rains very likely at isolated places on Thursday. The IMD has also predicted the possibility of occasional strong winds reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph, a civic official said.
While there was no water-logging on rail tracks in Mumbai, a small portion of a wall collapsed between Masjid and Sandhurst Road stations in south Mumbai on the down (north-bound) track of the Harbour Line, affecting train operations on the route for some time, a Central Railway official said. The suburban services were delayed by a few minutes, due to heavy rainfall in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane district, he said.
The Western Railway said its "train services were running normal", but some passengers complained of trains on the route running late by a few minutes and overcrowding in coaches. (PTI)
Light rainfall is likely in Delhi on Thursday, going by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. The maximum temperature could be around 37 degrees Celsius.
After a warm and sultry day on Wednesday, when the maximum temperature settled at 38.6 degrees Celsius, there was no respite at night. The minimum temperature recorded early on Thursday was 30 degrees Celsius, two degrees above the normal for this time of the year. In an update issued on Wednesday, the IMD said that the maximum humidity recorded over the past 24 hours was as high as 83%.
Relative humidity at 8.30 am on Thursday was 75%. While the IMD initially had heavy rainfall on the forecast for Wednesday and had even issued an ‘orange’ alert for the day, it was later updated to light rainfall. Most weather stations in the city remained dry on the day. The weather observatory at the Ridge recorded traces of rainfall, while the weather station in Mayur Vihar recorded around 2 mm. Read more.
Three people died and one was severely injured in a landslide that took place at the Panjikal village of Bantval in Dakshina Kannada district, Dr Rajendra K V, Deputy Commissioner, told ANI. "Three people have been rescued, out of which one is in critical condition and has been admitted to hospital," Dr Rajendra said.
Heavy overnight rains caused flooding at various places in Maharashtra's Thane district and also led to water-logging around Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's residence in the city on Thursday morning, officials said.
Local firemen got a call around 6.15 am on Thursday about inundation near the CM's residence in Louiswadi area of the city following heavy showers throughout the night, Thane Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell chief Avinash Sawant said. Civic personnel rushed to the spot and cleared the locality of the flood waters, he said. There were also reports of tree falls at some places in the district, he added. (PTI)
With the IMD issuing a red alert in the Udupi and Kodagu districts of Karnataka amid heavy showers on Thursday, authorities announced the closure of schools and colleges. Tourists and fisherfolk have been advised to steer clear of beaches and sea areas.
Heavy showers continued across Maharashtra on Thursday, with the IMD issued a red alert in Raigad, Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri till July 9 and Palghar, Pune, Kolhapur and Satara till July 8. Meanwhile, Mumbai and Thane are under orange alert till July 10.
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The all-India June rainfall this year was 152.3 mm against an average of 165.3 mm (based on 1971-2020 data). This is a deficit of 8 per cent and classified as normal rainfall (deviation within 10 per cent).
The monsoon has, however, picked up this month. July is expected to bring widespread rainfall over various parts of the country.
June accounts for 15 per cent of the season’s rainfall. As the first month of the southwest monsoon, it is usually marked by large-scale rainfall variations. This is mainly because the monsoon currents are getting established as the monsoon makes gradual progress over various regions of the country. Read full Explainer here
Seven people were killed by lightning in three districts of Rajasthan, police said Wednesday. In Pratapgarh district, Bhagli Devi (40) and Tarachand Meena (28) were killed Tuesday evening. Five people were injured in rain-related incidents in the district.
In Chittorgarh district, a couple died due to lightning in Khatikheda Badia village in the Rawatbhata police station area. Rawatbhata SHO Madan Lal said that Ramesh Bhil (45) and his wife Kamala Bhil (43) died after lightning struck them when they were in the fields.
In Banswara district, three people were killed and two suffered burns due to lightning in the Patan police station area. The deceased were identified as Mohan (35), his daughter Sunita (17) and Rajpal Bhil (15). The injured were Sohanlal (40) and his wife Shanti Devi (38). (PTI)
Swollen Parvati river following heavy rain, in Kullu district, Wednesday. At least seven people were feared dead in separate incidents triggered by heavy rains and cloud burst leading to flash floods in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district.
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Delhi is likely to witness light rain and thundershower on Thursday even as the city's maximum temperature on Wednesday settled at 38.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, the weather office said.
The city witnessed a warm and humid morning as the minimum temperature was two notches above normal, even as the weather office predicted light rain during the day.
"There will be a generally cloudy sky with the possibility of light rain and thundershowers at isolated places. The city's maximum and minimum temperatures will hover around 36 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius respectively," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official told PTI.
The minimum temperature was 29.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, the weather office said. The relative humidity at 5.30 pm was 52 per cent, it added. On Tuesday, the maximum temperature in the city had settled at 37.9 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal. (PTI)
After a hot, sweltering summer, the rains are always welcome. Not if you have to navigate a road dotted with crater-like potholes though. Now, a group of people in Madhya Pradesh decided to launch a unique protest and have a Goa-style beach party on the streets filled with rainwater.
In a video doing rounds of the internet, residents of Anuppur are seen sitting on chairs in a big crater on the road, dipping their legs in the muddy water that has accumulated after the rain to “chill”. Setting the mood with party music, residents are seen having a blast, enjoying drinks and snacks. The video also shows plants being installed in smaller potholes around the crater as decorations. Read more