Northern states, barring Uttar Pradesh, are experiencing a lull in the monsoon activity, while the flood situation in Assam remained serious amid a forecast of more rains in the state.
IMD has warned of very heavy rains in Assam, which is battling a wave of floods; Meghalaya, Bihar, Goa and Vidarbha, and heavy rains in sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka.
Rains gave a miss to Delhi for another day, leaving the residents grappling with high humidity.
The maximum temperature in the city settled at 37.5 degrees Celsius, three notches more than the season’s average, while the minimum was 29 degrees. The weatherman has forecast rains in the city tomorrow.
The maximum temperature in the other three metropolitan cities of Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai settled at 34.1, 32.9 and 29 degrees Celsius.
The flood situation in Assam remained serious. The current wave of floods in the state has hit nearly two lakh people in seven districts, washing away hectares of land, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said.
More than 320 villages are under water. Floods have snapped surface communication by damaging roads, breached embankments and caused large scale erosion in many areas.
The seven affected districts are Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Morigaon, Jorhat, Dhemaji, Sivasagar and Kokrajhar.
Heavy rains pounded parts of Bihar, including Kishanganj, Araria, Bhagalpur and Purnea, while dry weather conditions persisted in the rest of the state.
Sub-Himalayan West Bengal was also battered by heavy showers, while Gangetic West Bengal got traces of rains.
IMD said the mountainous region is likely to receive heavy rains till July 24. Gangetic West Bengal, which is facing a precipitation deficit, may also get rains in the next few days.
The spell of heavy rains continued in parts of Uttar Pradesh. Sustained monsoon activity in the state has led to the flooding of major rivers of the state.
The Central Water Commission said Sharda and Ghaghra rivers have crossed the danger mark in Pallia and Barabanki.
The water level in the Ganga is “very close” to the red mark in Fatehpur and Ballia, while that in the Yamuna is near the danger mark in Mathura. The MeT office has warned of more rains in western part of the state.
Sultry weather prevailed in Punjab and Haryana with the maximum temperature in Hisar soaring to 39.6 degrees Celsius.
Ambala had a hot day at 38.2 degrees while Karnal’s maximum settled at 37.5 degrees. Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala in Punjab recorded the maximum temperatures at 38.3, 37.6 and 37.8 degrees Celsius.
- PTI
