The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued heavy rainfall warnings for 17 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The department issued an ‘orange alert’ for five districts Vidisha, Raisen, Rajgarh, Guna, and Ashok Nagar, warning of rains ranging from 64.5mm to 204mm.
The ‘yellow alert’ has been issued for twelve districts Sehore, Shajapur, Agar-Malwa, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Shivpuri, Datia, Sheopur, Seoni, Sagar, Tikamgarh, and Niwari. The department has predicted heavy rainfall (ranging from 64.5 to 115.5 mm) in isolated locations.
Furthermore, the IMD forecast rain or thundershowers at most places in districts falling under nine divisions, including state capital Bhopal and Jabalpur.
These forecasts are valid till Saturday morning, PK Saha, senior meteorologist at the IMD’s Bhopal office told news agency PTI.
He said a lower pressure area was lying over central parts of north Madhya Pradesh and the neighbourhood. Saha said almost the entire MP received interment rainfall in the last 24 hours.
He said Guna district in the Gwalior division received 156 mm rainfall from 8.30 AM to 2.30 PM on Friday.
So far, 12 people have died and seven injured in various rain-related incidents in flood-ravaged Gwalior and Chambal divisions of the state, officials said on Thursday.
These divisions were being pounded by heavy rains since Sunday, but the downpour has now abated.
