Rajasthan issued warning for intense showers
New Delhi, Sep 7: Rains in north India, which have been ravaged by floods triggered by heavy rains in recent weeks, seem to have slowed down, bringing much-needed breather to many parts, including Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, that require urgent relief work to be carried out for people displaced to camps due to the floods.
Rajasthan, however, continued to receive heavy to very heavy showers, with the Jaipur Meteorological Centre on Sunday issuing a warning of more intense showers in parts of the state.
According to the weather office, a well-marked low-pressure area over the southern part of the state has intensified into a depression, under whose influence, heavy to extremely heavy rainfall was recorded at isolated places in the southern districts during the past 24 hours.
Officials said the highest rainfall of 210 mm was recorded at Sanchore in Jalore district. The met department further said heavy rainfall activity may continue in Barmer, Jalore, and Jaisalmer districts on Monday.
Light rains were witnessed in some parts of Himachal Pradesh, with Manali receiving 24.2 mm of rainfall since Saturday evening, which is the highest in the state.
Meanwhile, a car carrying three police personnel plunged into the swollen Kshipra river after rains in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district after skidding off a bridge, officials said.
Rain lashed some parts of Punjab on Sunday but the amount of rainfall received was evidently less compared to previous days. Punjab has been among the worst-hit states by this year’s monsoons, with hundreds of villages submerged under water due to the swollen Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers and seasonal rivulets.
Monsoon losses exceed
Rs 4,000 crore in
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh has experienced losses totalling Rs 4,080 crore due to cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides triggered by heavy rains from June 20 to September 7, officials said on Sunday.
To date, 366 people have died in rain-related incidents and road accidents in the state.
Out of the 366 fatalities, 203 were due to rain-related incidents, which include 42 deaths from landslides, 17 from cloudbursts, and 9 from flash floods. Additionally, 41 people are still reported missing, while road accidents have accounted for 163 deaths, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC). (PTI)