Rain Fury: Fresh Rain In Delhi As Yamuna Remains Above Danger Mark, Orange Alert In Parts Of Guj, Maha — Top Points

Incessant rainfall has led to severe flood-like situations across several north Indian states forcing the evacuation of residents. Here are the top updates on the monsoon fury in the country.

Rain fury throws life out of gear in various north Indian states. ( Image Source :PTI )

North Indian states are reeling under severe monsoon mayhem as roads are flooded, rivers are flowing over the danger mark, and waterlogging is hindering all kinds of commute leaving residents helpless. After wreaking havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, heavy showers in Maharashtra, and Gujarat have created a flood-like situation in the two states. Meanwhile, a cloudburst in Ladakh and a fresh spell of rain in Uttarakhand have raised the threat of a rise in the water level again in Delhi which has witnessed the worst flooding since 1978. Here are the latest updates on monsoon fury from across the country: 

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Gujarat 

Torrential rain has led to a flood-like situation in parts of Gujarat that has submerged the low-lying areas in the state. Heavy to very heavy rains lashed several districts in Gujarat's south and Saurashtra regions on Saturday, reported PTI. The showers have triggered a flood-like situation in urban areas as water levels rise in dams and rivers. 

One of the worst hit cities, Junagadh witnessed dozens of parked cars and cattle sweeping away in gushing waters after the town received 241 mm of rainfall in just 12 hours till 8 pm on Saturday, the PTI report stated. Till Saturday evening, as per PTI, at least 250 people evacuated to safer places. 

Two companies of NDRF were deployed in Junagadh and a third company was also being dispatched. SDRF also allocated two teams, along with five fire response teams of Rajkot municipal corporation and its adjoining Gondal municipality to carry out rescue operations, stated PTI. 

Officials said that over 25,000 food packets were being prepared with the support of various social organisations to deliver food to the flood-affected people in Junagadh district. 

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel meanwhile cut short his official programmes in Rajkot and reached the district collector's office to review the situation in Junagadh. 

In south Gujarat, heavy rains pummelled Navsari district throwing normal life out of gear. Navsari and Jalalpore talukas recorded 303 mm and 276 mm rainfall, respectively, between 6 am and 8 pm, State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said, as per PTI.   

The rainfall caused massive traffic congestion and also flooded the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway near Navsari city, officials said. Ahmedabad city was also battered by 101 mm of rainfall in just two hours on Saturday evening. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued an ‘orange’ alert for parts of Gujarat and said the state is expected to witness "heavy to very heavy rainfall" on July 24. IMD Scientist  Dr. Naresh Kumar said the monsoon continues to remain in the active phase, adding that the state is expected to receive extremely heavy rainfall for the next 24 hours under the influence of an active monsoon, news agency ANI reported. 

The IMD also predicted heavy to very heavy rains in a few places with isolated extremely heavy rainfall in Devbhumi Dwarka, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, and Valsad districts in the next 24 hours.

Uttar Pradesh

In Noida and Ghaziabad, due to the rise in the water level of the Hindon River, houses have been submerged in low-lying areas. 

Sureshrao Kulkarni, Additional Commissioner of Police said, "Water entered some houses in the low-lying areas...as a precautionary measure, people have been evacuated to a safer place. The situation is normal at the moment and we are monitoring the water level and spreading awareness about it." 

"An unexpected increase in water discharge has flooded several upstream villages such as Karhera, Ator Nagla, and Firozpur Mohan, among others. The floodplains have been submerged, and we have deployed National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams to evacuate people to safer areas. Four shelters have been prepared, and approximately 1,000 people have been relocated," said Vinay Kumar Singh, sub-divisional magistrate (Sadar), as quoted by HT.

Jammu And Kashmir 

The flow of water has increased in a river in Kathua amid heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir. A cloudburst here on Saturday led to a flood-like situation in the Doda district. A batch of over 3,000 Amarnath pilgrims was briefly stopped in Ramban on Saturday following landslides at two places along the Jammu-Srinagar highway, officials said, as per PTI. 

Meanwhile, the water level of the Chenab River increased following the cloudburst and rain in Jammu and Srinagar. Officials said that the cloudburst around the Kota Nullah in the Doda district washed away a stretch of the Thaleela-Chirala link road. It led to mudslides and a flood-like situation in Kota Nullah. However, no loss of life or injury was reported, the officials further told PTI.   

The report further mentioned that a Gujjar hamlet at Ghadkhal in the Akhnoor sector on the outskirts of Jammu was inundated due to a rise in the water level of Chenab.  

Ladakh 

A cloudburst on Saturday led to flash floods in Ladakh, throwing life out of gear, as several parts in Leh were inundated and debris entered many buildings in the low-lying areas. However, no casualty was reported, according to news agency PTI.   

The cloudburst in Ladakh hit the Gangles area and according to police, rescue and rehabilitation work was underway in Leh, especially in Khakshal, Sanker, Skampari, Chhubi, Zangsti and the main market Gonpa Soma areas. An event of the Dalai Lama in Leh had to be postponed due to the flash floods. 

Ladakh Police urged the public, civil societies and volunteers to help them in the rescue efforts so that normal life and traffic regulations could be resumed at the earliest. 

Uttarakhand 

Uttarakhand is again witnessing rainfall after floods wreaked havoc in the state. A landslide occurred in Rudraprayag and the debris from the hill rolled onto the road in Sirobagarh. 

Uttarkashi District Magistrate Abhishek Rohila said that due to heavy rain, 50 buildings have been damaged in Purola, Barkot and Dunda of Uttarkashi district. “50 roads are closed in the district. Electricity supply has stopped in about 40 villages and more than 400 drains of agricultural land have been washed away,” he added.  

The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand till July 25. 

Delhi 

Fresh rain hit parts of Delhi on Sunday evening while Yamuna's water level crossed the danger mark and was recorded at 206.42 meters at 9 PM and 206.39 meters at 8 PM today. This comes as the administration is making announcements to vacate low-lying areas after Yamuna's water level crossed the danger mark. 

Flood-affected victims continue to take shelter in relief camps as the water level of the Yamuna River increases again. According to ANI, Yamuna's water level crossed the danger mark, recorded at 205.81 meters at 7 am on Sunday. Revenue Minister Atishi on Saturday said that the Delhi government is on high alert after the discharge of over 2 lakh cusecs of water from the Hathnikund Barrage into the Yamuna. 

According to Central Water Commission (CWC), the flow rate at the Yamunanagar-located Hathnikund Barrage crossed the 1 lakh-mark at 9 am and oscillated between 2 lakh and 2.5 lakh cusecs between 10 am and 4 pm. 

AAP  Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj visited the Wazirabad water treatment plan and said, "The Delhi Jal Board has made embankments & reinforcement at vulnerable spots...Last time, water had seeped into the pumps and three water treatment plants had to be closed...But this time the Jal Board administration was well prepared. People are still residing in the relief camps & the govt has made all arrangements for them..."

On Sunday evening, Yamuna's water level was recorded at 206.39 meters at 8 pm while the same was at 206.37 meters at 7 pm and the danger mark is at 205.33 metres. 

Maharashtra 

At least 16 people were killed and 4,500 houses damaged as torrential rain lashed parts of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in the last 10 days, news agency PTI reported. The incessant showers affected nearly 54,000 hectares of agricultural land, of which more than 53,000 hectares are in the Amravati division. As many as 2,796 people were shifted to safer places, mostly in Yavatmal district, PTI reported.

On Sunday, Mumbai received a fresh spell of rain leading to troubles for commuters. Around 110 people stranded in flood-hit Mahagaon tehsil of eastern Maharashtra's Yavatmal were rescued after incessant rain battered the district. According to PTI, Mahagaon tehsil recorded 231 mm of rainfall from midnight till Saturday morning, while the district recorded 117.5 mm showers. 

The Indian Air Force as well as the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) is engaged in rescue work in a village in Mahagaon tehsil of eastern Maharashtra's Yavatmal district on Saturday evening. Two helicopters of the Indian Air Force reached the spot to take part in the rescue operation, news agency PTI reported officials as saying. 

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed in a tweet that 45 people were stranded in Anandnagar Tanda village of Mahagaon tehsil. The district is around 150 km from Nagpur and has been receiving heavy rains since Friday morning, leading to flooding in many areas and prompting the evacuation measures. 

Fadnavis took to Twitter and informed: "According to the information received from the Yavatmal district administration, all the 110 citizens trapped in Anandnagar Tanda in Mahagaon taluka have been evacuated and shifted to a safe place. The team completed the mission with the help of boats under the supervision of the Indian Air Force #SDRF . Congratulations to the entire team." 

IMD has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas in Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts for Sunday. The weather department has also issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall in isolated places in Mumbai for Sunday. 

The National Disaster Response Force on Sunday finally called off its search-and-rescue operation into the Wednesday's landslide in Irshalwadi in Maharashtra's Raigad district, said state minister Uday Samant, according to PTI. So far, 27 bodies have been recovered while 57 are untraceable, officials said, adding that no body was found from the debris on Sunday. 

Himachal Pradesh 

Eleven passengers of a Punjab state transport corporation bus, that was swept away by the swelling Beas river in Manali on July 10, were yet to be traced, police said on Sunday, as per PTI. All passengers were from Uttar Pradesh and took the Pepsu Roadways Transport Corporation (PRTC) bus from Chandigarh on July 9. The wreckage of the bus was found in the middle of the Beas River in Manali on Saturday.

The bodies of three people -- an elderly couple and their grandson -- who were swept away along with their roadside eatery in a flash flood in Laila rivulet at a village in Rohru were recovered from the Pabbar river in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, Shimla Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi told PTI.

In Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla, three persons were feared dead after their dhaba was swept away in a flash flood earlier in the day, PTI reported. Several houses were damaged and a one-metre deep crack developed along the Bazaar Road at Khaltu Nullah in Kotkhai tehsil, Shimla Deputy Commissioner Aditya Negi told PTI. 

Many areas of Himachal Pradesh received heavy downpour in the last 24 hours, with Sirmaur receiving 195 mm of rainfall, IMD said. The weather office also issued an orange alert for Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur and Bilaspur districts, news agency ANI reported. 

IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rain in parts of Himachal Pradesh till July 25. 

Punjab 

 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Sunday that the state incurred estimated losses of nearly Rs 1,000 crore due to recent floods. A detailed report on the losses will be sent to the Union government and a relief package will be sought, he said. An on-ground assessment of the losses will be done and people will be provided compensation, he added, as per PTI.  The Chief Minister said the water level at the Bhakra dam was below the danger mark and the state government was keeping a strict vigil on the entire situation.

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