Rain lashes many parts of country, water level of rivers in UP rises

In Telangana, two minors of a family were killed in rain-related incident. Rains lashed several parts of Rajasthan, with Sikar receiving 20 cm precipitation, followed by Baran 11 cm.

The Southwest Monsoon has advanced further into remaining parts of west Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, most parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab and some parts of east Rajasthan.

The national capital today experienced pleasant weather as rains brought the maximum temperature down to 32.4 degrees, four notches below the season’s average.

With light to moderate rains in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, water level of important rivers has started rising at a number of places. According to the Central Water Commission, Sharda river is flowing above danger mark in Paliakalan, Lakhimpur.

Several parts of Punjab and Haryana were being pounded by heavy rain since yesterday. Jind received 100 mm rain, while Narwana and Chhachrauli recorded 90 mm rainfall each. In Punjab, Nabha and Muktsar recorded 60 mm rainfall each.

Rajasthan’s Udaipur today received 45 mm rainfall, followed by Kota 41.8 mm and Churu 18 mm. Barmer was the hottest in the state with maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius, while Jaisalmer recorded a high of 39.7 degrees Celsius. 

In Himachal Pradesh, the mercury dropped marginally as it received light to moderate rains. The lower areas of the state reeled under sultry conditions as humidity level rose after scattered rainfall.