Due to the continuous rise in water levels in the Ganga-Yamuna in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, the ghats have been submerged.
A new low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal. Due to this, IMD has issued a very heavy rainfall alert for 15 districts of Odisha and West Bengal on Monday.
Additionally, an orange alert for rain has been issued for Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, East Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh.
However, the weather will remain clear today in Rajasthan, Gujarat, West Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Kerala. Some parts of Maharashtra may experience rain.
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall for 2 days in Odisha has affected normal life in Balasore, Bhadrak, and Jajpur. So far, over 2.37 lakh people have been moved to relief camps.
The Odisha government has placed the entire state on high alert. All government employees’ leaves have been cancelled, and those who were on leave have been asked to report back to duty immediately.
Orders have been issued to keep schools and colleges closed on Monday in Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, and Balasore. Several papers of Utkal University have been cancelled.
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Due to the continuous rise in water levels in the Ganga-Yamuna in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, the ghats have been submerged.
Air quality in New Delhi has still not improved; a mist system is in operation here.
Heavy rain occurred in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Sunday. A red alert has also been issued for Monday.
Due to heavy rain in Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh, a part of the road was submerged in the river.
Weather-related updates
- Approximately 100 meters of NH-53 in Kendrapara, Odisha, have collapsed. This highway connects Paradip Port to Jajpur.
- The flood situation remains severe in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar districts. These districts have been affected by floods in the Baitarani, Brahmani, Salandi, Jalka, and Budhabalanga rivers.
- In Himachal Pradesh, the death toll due to monsoon events between June 30 and August 16 has risen to 187, while the total loss has reached approximately 973 crore rupees.
Weather forecast for the next 2 days
August 18
- Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal, Sikkim, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, East Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Jharkhand have an orange alert for rain.
- Assam-Meghalaya, Bihar, West Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, East Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have a yellow alert.
August 19
- Jammu and Kashmir has an orange alert for rain.
- Himachal, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Bihar, East Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry have a yellow alert.
