Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A strong monsoon system is currently active over Madhya Pradesh, with rain lashing cities like Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore and many others since early Monday morning.
The Brahmani and Tal rivers are in spate, and the Neemuch-Kota State Highway has been closed. One gate of the Dholawad Dam was opened on Sunday evening, cutting off access to several villages.
In Ratlam, rainfall continued for the 3rd consecutive day on Monday morning. Over the past 48 hours, Ratlam city recorded 4 inches of rain, while the district received around 3 inches.
The Dholawad Dam, the main source of water supply for the city, has overflowed. As a result, one gate was opened on Sunday evening, releasing about 1,200 cusecs of water into the Jaman River.
IMD Bhopal
Weather expected on Monday
Orange Alert expected in Gwalior, Sheopur, Morena, Bhind, Datia, Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Niwari, Tikamgarh. These districts may receive up to 8.5 inches of rain in the next 24 hours.
Yellow Alert expected in Neemuch, Mandsaur, Agar-Malwa, Rajgarh, Khandwa, Harda, Vidisha, Sagar, Raisen, Narmadapuram, Betul, Pandhurna, Chhindwara, Seoni, Balaghat, Chhatarpur.
These areas may receive up to 4 inches of rain in the next 24 hours.
Light rain with thunder and lightning is expected in the remaining districts as well.
IMD Bhopal
Heavy rain alert in these districts today
According to the Meteorological Department, there is an alert of very heavy rain in Gwalior, Sheopur, Morena, Bhind, Datia, Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Niwari and Tikamgarh on Monday.
In the next 24 hours, up to 8 and a half inches of rain is predicted in these regions. Meanwhile, districts including Neemuch, Mandsaur, Agar-Malwa, Rajgarh, Khandwa, Harda, Vidisha, Sagar, Raisen, Narmadapuram, Betul, Pandhurna, Chhindwara, Seoni, Balaghat and Chhatarpur are expected to recieve heavy rainfall.
On Sunday, there was a period of heavy rain in more than 30 districts including Bhopal, Indore. The weather is expected to remain the same for the next 3 days.
What do meteorologists say?
According to the weather department, low pressure area was active in the western part of the state on Sunday. At the same time, a visible activity of two troughs was also witnessed. Due to this, there was a period of very heavy to heavy rain. Such weather will persist for the next 2-3 days.
Regions surpassed seasonal rainfall quota
Monsoon arrived in Madhya Pradesh on June 16. Since then, an average of 24.9 inches of rain has been recorded. The normal rainfall of the state is an average of 37 inches.
Eastern and northern districts such as Tikamgarh, Niwari, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Morena, and Gwalior have surpassed their seasonal quota—some by as much as 37% extra, with Tikamgarh–Niwari receiving up to 42 inches.
In contrast, major urban centres like Ujjain, Bhopal and Jabalpur are lagging behind the seasonal quota of rainfall. Meanwhile, Indore has not even recorded 10 inches of rain so far.
