Rain fury shifts to Central India

As a relief to the people stranded in flood-stricken areas of Jammu and Kashmir, there has been no rain for the past 24 hours. However, the situation remains grim due to the flood caused by heavy rains in the last week. The death toll has risen to 160 in Jammu & Kashmir as more than 2,500 villages remain affected.

Though another system which formed in the Bay of Bengal has moved inland bringing heavy showers to central parts of India. As the low pressure of monsoon system formed over Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Bay of Bengal moves inland, it leads to widespread heavy rains in parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, South of Chhattisgarh, Telangana and coastal Andhra Pradesh.

While Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh received 164 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, Raipur followed with a rain of 64 mm during the same span. In Andhra Pradesh, Kalingapatnam received rain of 59 mm and Hyderabad received 22 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. Titlagarh in Odisha received heavy rain of 174 mm during last 24 hours.

According to Skymet Meteorology Division of India, heavy rain would affect parts of Maharashtra including Vidarbha and Maratwada, East Madhya Pradesh and Telangana.

Due to the proximity of water bodies – Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea – to the track of monsoon system, moisture will continue to infuse and a spell of heavy rain cannot be ruled out.

In the next 48 hours, moderate to heavy rain showers will be seen in Madhya Pradesh, North Gujarat and Konkan Goa.