Most of the parts of Rajasthan have recorded above-average rainfall in this Monsoon season so far. According to the data of the Meteorological Department, the pre-monsoon and monsoon rainfall in the state has been 53 per cent more than the average. Meanwhile, average rainfall was recorded above normal in 25 out of the 33 districts. Good rains have also been recorded in the Thar desert area, which has brought smiles to the faces of farmers and livestock animal rearers.
The IMD issued an orange alert warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in eight districts of central Madhya Pradesh. Some major rivers in the state are in spate due to intermittent rainfall over the last couple of days, prompting the authorities to open sluice gates of some vital dams. The orange alert forecasts very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Bhopal, Raisen, Rajgarh, Sehore, Vidisha, Guna, Agar Malwa and Shajapur districts.
Meanwhile, three people died and two others were injured in rain-related incidents in Medak and Siddipet districts of Telangana. Two people died on the spot and two others were injured in Reddipally village when a compound wall fell on a room where four workers of a factory were sleeping.
Seven killed in Godavari flood
Seven persons have been killed so far in the Godavari river floods over the past week in Andhra Pradesh, the State Disaster Management Authority said. While five people died in Konaseema district, one each met with a watery grave in Eluru and West Godavari districts, the SDMA said in a status note.
The water stock in 207 major dams in Gujarat stands at 60 per cent of storage capacity due to good rains so far this season, the state government said on Monday. Of these 207 dams, the Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river, considered the lifeline of Gujarat, currently has 2.11 lakh million cubic feet (mcft) of water, which is 63.32 per cent of its total storage capacity.
The remaining 206 dams have 3.24 lakh mcft water, or 58.13 per cent of storage capacity, a state government release said citing Water Resources department data. It said 35 of the 206 dams are 100 per cent full, 41 are in the 70-100 per cent range, 33 are in the 50-70 per cent range, 41 have water between 25 and 50 per cent of capacity and 56 dams have less than 25 per cent storage.
