New Delhi: Nine persons died in flood and
rain related incidents in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal as
heavy rains in northern India, including in the national
capital, affected normal life in the region on Thursday.
Three persons died in West Bengal today as air force
helicopters airdropped food packets in the worst-hit areas in
Hooghly district.
In Madhya Pradesh, six persons lost their lives due to
heavy rains. They died in Sagar, Jabalpur and Narsinghpur
districts following continuous rains for last three days.
The Narmada was flowing above the danger mark in both
Harda and Hoshangabad districts in the state and those living
in low-lying areas of Gwaltoli, Sanjay Nagar, Adamgarh and
Mahima Nagar have been asked to leave their houses and shift
to relief camps.
In Bihar, heavy rains caused a portion of the track on
the down-line in the Barauni-Kathihar section to cave in,
disrupting train operations for a while.
Nine feet of railway track between Pasraha and Narainpur
railway stations was washed away leading to several trains
running behind schedule between 15 and 45 minutes.
In the northern region, the `Chardham Yatra` in
Uttarakhand was suspended after incessant rains triggered
landslides at several places on the highways to the shrines.
Landslides struck roads and highways at several places
enroute to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, the
Disaster Management and Mitigation Centre said in Dehradun.
Widespread showers lashed the state in the past 24 hours
with Dehradun recording 102.5 mm rainfall, Mukteshwar 94.1 mm
and Dharchula in Kumaon 60 mm, the Met office said.
The higher reaches of Garhwal and Kumaon Himalayas have
also been receiving snowfall for the past two days, bringing
cold-like conditions in the state.
Heavy rains drenched the national capital too, bringing
down the maximum temperature to 26.4 degree celsius but
causing problems for office goers who got delayed due to water
logging and traffic jams on the roads.
During the day between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, the city
received 19.1 mm of rains, the Met office said.
In Punjab and Haryana, incessant rains inundated
low-lying areas and disrupted power supply to some areas in
both states.
The Met office said that while Ambala recorded 131.7 mm
in showers, Chandigarh received 106 mm, Rohtak 38 mm, Patiala
71.2 mm and Hisar 15.1 mm.
In Himachal Pradesh, snowfall was recorded for the second
consecutive day on the high peaks in Lahaul and Spiti and
Kinnaur districts as the lower hills received widespread
showers, leading to a dip in day temperatures.
The Met office said about one-and-a-half feet snow has
been reported at Rohtang pass and on the mountain peaks in
Lahaul.
The Queen of the Hills which has received 105 mm rain so
far, saw its day temperature dip to 16 degrees from
yesterday`s 16.8 degrees.
Elsewhere, Sundernagar registered 68.5 mm rain, Kalpa
60.3 mm and Dharamsala 19.1 mm.
Bureau Report
