Public life is affected by rain in the northern and north-eastern states of the country. On Sunday, there is an orange alert for heavy rain in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Bengal today.
In Uttarakhand, the water level of Tehri Dam has reached the danger mark. In Odisha, there is an alert for heavy rain till August 18. The bridge being constructed on the Kani River in Dasarathpur of Jajpur was washed away in the flood.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, public life was affected by floods in 6 districts of Odisha. Due to heavy rain in the last 24 hours, more than 95,000 people had to be evacuated to safe places from low-lying areas.
In Himachal, 183 people have died in monsoon-related incidents between June 30 and August 15. Till 5 pm on Saturday, 103 roads were closed in the state.
See the status of monsoon clouds in satellite map
Weather pictures from across the country
The level of Kani river rose in Dasarathpur block in Jajpur, Odisha. Water has accumulated here up to knee level.
A bridge under construction on the Kani River, a tributary of the Baitarani River, was washed away due to sudden floods in Dasarathpur block.
Weather conditions for the next 2 days
17 August
- Red alert for rain in Odisha and Bengal. Orange alert for rain in Assam-Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh.
- Yellow alert in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Central Maharashtra, Konkan-Goa, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.
18 August
- Orange alert for rain in Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, and Odisha.
- Yellow alert in Assam-Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Central Maharashtra, Konkan-Goa, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.
