New Delhi, July 13: Light to moderate rain occurred in the national capital region of Delhi and adjoining Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, Noida, Haryana’s Gurugram and Faridabad this morning. The rain that started around 5:30 am in Ghaziabad submerged major roads in many areas in just 20-25 minutes. The route from Bharat Mata Chowk on Shailmar Garden Main to Delhi’s Seemapuri DTC bus depot was flooded. According to the forecast of the India Meteorological Department, heavy rain will occur in 23 states in the next five days.
Meanwhile, almost the entire country is drenched in monsoon rains. This rain has become a disaster for the citizens of the hill and northeastern states. The Badrinath Highway, which was closed due to landslides in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, has been opened after 83 hours. About 4500 passengers were stranded there. In Bihar, 21 more people have died due to lightning in the last 24 hours. The flood situation in Assam has improved, but still more than 12 lakh people are affected. Very heavy rain is likely to occur at different places in 23 states of the country in the next five days and the department has issued red, orange and yellow alerts.
After heavy rains and water released from Nepal, the impact of floods is now becoming dire in many cities of Uttar Pradesh. About 250 villages in Bahraich, Shravasti, Gonda, Balrampur, Ayodhya, Ambedkarnagar, Barabanki, Sitapur are in the grip of floods. The large population of 150 villages in Lakhimpur Kheri, 30 in Shahjahanpur, 70 in Badaun, 70 in Bareilly and about 222 in Pilibhit are surrounded by flood water. The flood situation is also serious in many places in Ballia of Purvanchal. More than 800 villages of the state are in the grip of floods.
The India Meteorological Department has said that heavy rain may occur in Himachal Pradesh on 13, 14, 17 and 18 July. Between July 1-12, 81.8 mm of rain has been recorded in the state, which is four percent less than the normal 85.6 mm for this period. Dharamshala recorded the highest rainfall of 12.6 mm on Friday.
21 people have died due to lightning in Bihar in the last 24 hours. The highest number of 6 deaths have occurred in Madhubani district. So far 70 people have died due to lightning this month. The torrential rain has stopped the pace of Mumbai, which runs for 24 hours. Roads in Mumbai have turned into rivers. The operation of local trains, known as the lifeline, has also been affected and the movement of long-distance trains has also been affected. According to the Meteorological Department, a cyclonic storm situation has developed over Mumbai along with the monsoon. Due to its effect, there was heavy rain on Friday as well.
According to the India Meteorological Department, good rainfall was recorded in Meghalaya, Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, West Bengal and Sikkim during the last 24 hours. Light to moderate rain occurred at different places in Bihar, Eastern and Western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand.
Heavy rains have also been recorded in East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Central Maharashtra, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Coastal Karnataka, Assam and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The highest rainfall of 89 mm was recorded in Parbatsar in Nagaur district of Rajasthan and 65 mm in Sepau in Dholpur district.