There was no let-up in flood misery in Madhya Pradesh and Assam with the death toll climbing to 17 on Sunday while heavy rains lashed parts of Rajasthan as the northern limit of monsoon crossed Jodhpur.
While monsoon continued to be active over Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, north interior Karnataka and Kerala, it was a sultry day in the national capital with maximum temperature settling at 36.7 degrees Celsius.
Seven died due to floods in Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours. On Saturday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had confirmed eight deaths in incidents related to heavy downpour in the past couple of days.
India Meteorological Department Bhopal Director Anupam Kashyapi told PTI that heavy to very heavy rains were likely to lash Indore, Ujjain and Hoshangabad divisions, besides some parts of the State capital on Monday.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Mr. Chouhan and assured him of all help in rescue and relief operations.
In Assam, Brahmaputra waters have submerged 60 per cent of the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary located in Morigaon district and damaged around 50 per cent infrastructure of the world’s densest habitat of the Great Indian one-horned rhinoceros.
Two persons were washed away in Assam on Saturday. Over 1.35 lakh people have been affected in the districts of Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Morigaon, Barpeta and Jorhat. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed the situation.
Grim situation in Odisha
In Odisha, heavy rainfall is likely at some places due to a low pressure area formed over Jharkhand and adjoining areas north Odisha.
It asked fishermen not to venture into sea in view of rough weather condition.
In Rajasthan, at least three places got rains in excess of 10 cm in the last 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Sunday. Maximum rainfall was recorded at Jhalawar (23 cm) followed by Bakani (15 cm) and Jhalarapatan (10 cm).
Heavy rains drenched parts of Himachal Pradesh and more rainfall is predicted in the coming week. Jubbar Hatti received 21 mm of rains and Dharamsala 18 mm since Saturday.
However, in Haryana, Punjab, and Chandigarh, there has been no significant rainfall, leading to a rise in mercury level during the past few days.
Hisar in Haryana was the hottest place in the two States recording a maximum temperature of 38.6 degrees Celsius, up two notches against normal. Day temperatures in West Bengal remained below 35 degree Celsius on Sunday with light to moderate rainfall in many parts of the State. Kolkata recorded 32.6 degrees Celsius with cloudy sky and rainfall of 8.9 mm.
