Bhopal, 14 September (HS). This time good rains occurred in many districts of the state including the capital Bhopal. More than normal rainfall has occurred in the state. As of Friday, 40.4 inches of rain has occurred as compared to the average of 37.3 inches. The Meteorological Department said that due to the activation of low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, a strong rain system will be active again in Madhya Pradesh from 16-17 September. Today, on Saturday, Bhopal, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Agar-Malwa, Ujjain, Rajgarh, Ashoknagar, Burhanpur, Betul will have bright sunshine. While light rain and thundershowers may occur in Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur and other districts. The same situation may persist on 15 September as well.
Sheopur is at the top in terms of rainfall. It has received double the normal rainfall, i.e. 195 percent. If we talk about the districts which have received the most rainfall, then Mandla is at the top. 55.6 inches of rain has fallen here so far. There are 4 districts- Sehore, Chhatarpur, Shajapur and Shahdol, where 96 to 100 percent of the rainfall has occurred. This category comes under the category of normal rainfall. Rewa district is lagging behind in terms of rainfall. Here, only 61.47 percent of the normal rainfall, i.e. 24 inches of rain has occurred. However, the system that is developing from 16-17 September. If the weather department is to be believed, there is a possibility of heavy rain in the eastern part after 2-3 days. In such a situation, the districts which are lagging behind can also move ahead.
Earlier on Friday, there was light drizzle in 4 districts of the state – Bhopal, Narmadapuram, Sidhi and Umaria. On the other hand, the day temperature in Rewa reached 33 degrees and in Gwalior, Khajuraho-Narsinghpur it crossed 32 degrees. For the next 2 days, the state will have bright sunshine, shade and thunderstorm weather. At the same time, more than 200 out of 282 dams in the state have been filled. Water is also filling up rapidly in the remaining dams. This time so far, the gates of many dams including Indira Sagar, Omkareshwar, Madikheda, Kerwa, Kaliyasot, Kolar, Bhadbhada, Tawa, Bargi, Mohanpura, Halali, Madikheda, Atal Sagar, Tighra, Bansujara, Johila have been opened. All these dams have overflowed.