Ujjain, Ratlam and Betul received heavy rain on Thursday. 7 gates of Satpura Dam were opened
3 monsoon strong systems are active in Madhya Pradesh. Due to this, there is a heavy rain alert in the western part of the state for 2 days. On Friday, heavy rain will fall in 12 districts, including Ujjain. Rain will also continue in Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, and Gwalior.
According to the Meteorological Centre, heavy rainfall is likely in Malwa-Nimar, i.e., Indore and Ujjain divisions, for the next 48 hours. On Friday, extremely heavy rainfall is expected in Ratlam, Jhabua, Alirajpur, and Dhar. Heavy rainfall may occur in Neemuch, Agar-Malwa, Ujjain, Dewas, Barwani, Khargone, Burhanpur, and Chhindwara.
Rain is also expected in Bhopal, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Indore, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Shajapur, Narmadapuram, Betul, Harda, Gwalior, Sheopur, Morena, Bhind, Datia, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashoknagar, Jabalpur, Katni, Narsinghpur, Pandhurna, Seoni, Balaghat, Mandla, Dindori, Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, Singrauli, Mauganj, Maihar, Shahdol, Umaria, Anuppur, Sagar, Panna, Damoh, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, and Niwari.
Wall collapsed in Betul, youth died
Earlier on Thursday, many districts including Bhopal, Ujjain experienced a spell of heavy rain. It also rained in Ratlam, Harda, and Khargone.
Due to torrential rain in Betul, the railway boundary wall in the Ganj police station area collapsed onto a hut built adjacent to it. 27-year-old Rahul Uike, who was sleeping in the hut, died. His companion, Shani Singh, is injured. For the first time this season, 7 gates of the Satpura Dam located in Sarni were opened.
14.7 inches of rain so far in the state
Weather expert Shailendra Kumar Nayak said that Madhya Pradesh has received an average of 14.7 inches (373.3 mm) of rain so far, whereas 17.2 inches (438.3 mm) of rain was expected. Thus, there has been a 2.5-inch or 15 per cent deficit in rainfall.
Below average rainfall in these 47 districts
Anuppur, Balaghat, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Dindori, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Mandla, Mauganj, Narsinghpur, Niwari, Pandhurna, Panna, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Seoni, Shahdol, Sidhi, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Umaria, Agar-Malwa, Alirajpur, Ashoknagar, Barwani, Betul, Datia, Dhar, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Jhabua, Khandwa, Khargone, Morena, Narmadapuram, Neemuch, Raisen, Ratlam, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Ujjain and Vidisha have received less than average rainfall.
Meanwhile, 8 districts – Bhopal, Bhind, Burhanpur, Dewas, Indore, Mandsaur, Rajgarh and Sehore – have received more than average rainfall. Dewas has received 29% more rainfall.
After June, rainfall figures remained low even in July.
According to the Meteorological Department, Madhya Pradesh received less rain in June, but heavy rainfall in the initial days of July increased the figures. Later, due to no heavy rain for 9 consecutive days, the figures have come down to minus.
It is worth noting that this month has a trend of one-third of the entire monsoon’s rainfall. For example, if Bhopal has an average rainfall of 39 inches, then 14 inches of rain occurs in July. Among big cities, Jabalpur is the only one where more than 17 inches of rain occurs. In the month of July alone, the state receives up to 40 per cent of its quota of rain.
The state’s average rainfall is 37.3 inches. The average rainfall for Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, and Gwalior districts is between 38 and 39 inches.
