Uttar Pradesh Rain: Heavy rains are continuing across the country these days. Heavy rains have started creating trouble in the states from North to South India and East to West India. The Meteorological Department has said that heavy to very heavy rains are going to occur in North West and East India during the next two days, while such weather is going to continue for five days in the states of Northeast India. There will be heavy rains in UP for the next five days.
According to the Meteorological Department, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Western Rajasthan will receive heavy rain on July 5, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh on July 5 and 6, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Eastern Rajasthan, Eastern Madhya Pradesh on July 5 to 9, Punjab, Western Madhya Pradesh on July 5 to 7, Vidarbha on July 8 and 9, Chhattisgarh on July 7 to 9. Apart from this, lightning warning has also been issued. Apart from this, Andaman and Nicobar Islands will receive heavy rain on July 5, West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar on July 7 to 9, Jharkhand on July 7, Odisha on July 6 and 8, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on July 5-9.
Talking about other states, Kerala, Mahe, Lakshadweep, Coastal Karnataka, Konkan, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Telangana may also receive light to moderate rain with thunderstorms for the next five days.
Heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh
Meanwhile, several parts of Himachal Pradesh received torrential rains on Friday, closing 77 roads for traffic. The Shimla weather office issued a 'yellow' alert for Saturday, warning of heavy rain, thundershowers at sporadic places. The state has received heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours. According to the weather office, Palampur received the highest rainfall of 128 millimetres (mm), while Katula received 110 mm, Baijnath 95 mm, Jogindernagar 64 mm, Mandi 40 mm, Kothi 36 mm, Kufri 33.2 mm, Shilaru 32.5 mm, Dharamsala 26 mm, Manali 22 mm and Khadrala 21.6 mm. According to the Emergency Operations Centre, 77 roads, including 67 in Mandi, seven in Chamba and one each in Kangra, Lahaul-Spiti and Shimla districts, were closed for traffic and 236 transformers were damaged due to the heavy rains.