Bhopal, September 10: Normal life in several towns and cities of Madhya Pradesh was disrupted Thursday due to incessant rains in the last 24 hours.
“The state has been receiving heavy rains due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal,” regional director of Bhopal meteorology department, D.P. Dubey said.
He said: “More heavy showers were expected in the next 24 hours.”
“The Narmada river was flowing at the danger mark at Sethani ghat in Hoshangabad. Over 240 mm of rainfall has been recorded in Hoshangabad so far,” he added.
Heavy downpour in the last 24 hours has inundated low-lying areas in towns such as Jabalpur, Hoshangabad, Sagar and Pachmarhi and forced the affected people to take shelter either in temporary camps put up by the administration or in school buildings.
While Bhopal recorded 40 mm rain, Narsinghgarh district has received 300 mm rainfall since Wednesday. Jabalpur has received 210 mm rainfall, Pachmarhi (230 mm), Sagar (110 mm), Hoshangabad (241 mm), Morena (80 mm) and Betul, Khajuraho and Raisen 40 mm each. Other places in the state are also experienced heavy rains.
Road contact of Hoshangabad district with Narsinghpur, Jabalpur and Jhansi has also been disrupted and there have been reports of trees being uprooted and power failure from several places including Bhopal
—IANS