Yellow alert for rain has been issued in 15 states across the country, including Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, for today. Due to rainfall over the past 3–4 days, water levels in the Ganga and Yamuna have risen in Varanasi and Prayagraj, with 84 ghats in Kashi submerged.
Rainfall in Uttarakhand has caused the Ganga’s water level to rise in Bihar. The river is also rising in Patna, where overflowing water from the Ganga has reached the roads near Mahavir Ghat.
In Khagaria, rising water levels in the Ganga have caused floodwaters to enter Karari panchayat. Children are being forced to walk to school through waist-deep water, carrying their bags on their heads.
According to the weather department, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the north Bay of Bengal near the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast on Sunday. As a result, some parts of Odisha may receive heavy to very heavy rainfall.
See the cloud situation in satellite map…
Weather pictures from across the country
In Khagaria, Bihar, the water of the Ganges has reached the village. Children are forced to go to school with bags on their heads.
The weather has changed in Mussoorie, Himachal Pradesh, due to which fog has prevailed here.
In Patna, Bihar, the water of the Ganges has reached the city. A person was seen carrying a bicycle.
Boating has been stopped due to rising water levels of the Ganga in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. As a result, boats are standing on the banks.
All major 84 ghats in Uttar Pradesh have been submerged. The picture is of Namo Ghat.
Weather forecast for the next 2 days…
- August 24: An orange alert for heavy rain has been issued for Odisha. Heavy rainfall is also likely in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam-Meghalaya, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Sikkim.
- August 25: An orange alert is in place for Odisha. Heavy rainfall is also likely in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam-Meghalaya, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Sikkim.
