India monsoon July 25 updates | Rainfall batters Telangana; Yamuna’s water level follows downward trend

As torrential rains continue to batter many parts of Karnataka hampering normal life, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said he and his Cabinet colleagues will be touring different parts of the state in teams to assess the situation.

The Chief Minister has convened a meeting of Deputy Commissioners of all districts and Zilla Panchayat CEOs on Wednesday evening via video conferencing, to assess the weather and crop condition in the state.

“There has been rain in many places across the state. In June there was deficit rain, but in July it is slightly above normal,” Siddaramaiah said.

Speaking to reporters here, he said he will review the situation in Haveri district today and added that he and the other Ministers will be touring in teams in districts, which have received heavy rains and there was flooding, in the days to come.

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Rainfall activity is likely to increase over parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh under the influence of a low pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal which is expected to concentrate into a depression, the Meteorological department said on Tuesday.

Heavy rainfall is likely over parts of north and coastal Andhra in the next five days, it said.

The low pressure area formed off north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts is likely to concentrate into a depression in the next 24 hours, resulting in widespread rainfall in several parts of the state for the next five days, said an official of the Met department.

Subsequently, the weather system is likely to move in a north-westerly direction across north AP and south Odisha coasts.

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The roof of an old house collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Tuesday following heavy rains, a civic official said.

There were six persons in the house, which is 65-year-old and located in Khopat area, but no one was injured, Thane Municipal Corporation’s disaster management control cell chief Yasin Tadvi said. The cement corrugated sheets of the roof collapsed at around 1.30 pm, he said.

Local firemen and the disaster management cell team rushed to the spot after being alerted and cleared the debris, the official said. A barricade has been put around the structure, he added.

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The water level of the Yamuna river in Delhi followed a downward trend on Tuesday though it was still above the danger level of 205.33 metres.

According to the Central Water Commission, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge (ORB) stood at 205.4 metres at 12 noon. The river’s water level at the Old Railway Bridge has been hovering around the danger mark after reaching an all-time high of 208.66 metres on July 13. It breached the danger mark again on Sunday following a surge in water discharge from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana after heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

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Several parts of Telangana saw waterlogging and disruption of road connectivity following the downpour on July 24.

Normal life was affected in Saidabad and other localities in Hyderabad.

Many regions of the state continued to receive torrential rains.

In the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits, Sardar Mahal zonal office in Malakpet circle received highest rainfall of 7.8 cms, GHMC sources said.

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The met office has forecast intense rainfall across Odisha till July 27 following formation of a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal early on Tuesday.

The system will concentrate into a depression around July 26, the IMD said in its morning bulletin.

“Yesterday’s Low Pressure Area over west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts has intensified into a well-marked low pressure area over the same region today morning. It is likely to concentrate into a depression over the same region during next 24 hours. Subsequently, it is likely to move slowly west-northwestwards across north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts and bring intense rain,” it said.

Heavy rainfall of seven to 11 cm is likely to occur in Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangapur, Rayagada, Gajapati, and Ganjam till Tuesday morning, with light to moderate rain or thundershower at most places in the south interior Odisha, it said.

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Every year, the whole country waits anxiously for the monsoon season to arrive. This year, the monsoon has been different and destructive.

The monsoon started later than usual due to unexpected interactions with cyclones and other weather systems lingering from earlier in the year. Read more here.

Mumbai has witnessed incessant rains and this has led to a road caved in near IT Park in the Goregaon area on Tuesday.As per the information, the one-way traffic has been stopped due to road subsidence.Earlier on Wednesday, a landslide also struck a village situated on a hill slope in Khalapur tehsil, Raigad district, approximately 80 km from Mumbai, around 11 p.m.Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced that he would adopt the kids who lost both parents in the recent landslide at Irshalwadi village in the Raigad district of the state, said the Shiv Sena.

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Due to continuous rain and drop in temperature, boating has been suspended at Udhagamandalam boat house on Tuesday.

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Every year, the entire country awaits the onset and evolution of monsoon with bated breath. Each year tends to be different – and this year has managed to produce a rather unique onset and evolution thus far.

The onset this season was delayed by unforeseen interactions between typhoons and cyclones. Cyclone Biparjoy was born after the onset and lingered for longer than normal to delay the arrival of the monsoon over Mumbai by nearly two weeks. The city finally saw the monsoon arrive together with Delhi for the first time in over half a century. The monsoon trough thus ended up with an exaggerated curvature over northwest India. Read more here.

Most parts of The Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu has been experiencing rainfall since the last one week. In the last 24 hours avalanche recorded 382mm rain, upper Bavani 105mm and Udhagamandalam town recorded 18.5mm. Temperature has dropped in Udhagamandalam.

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A cloudburst in Gadsa valley of Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Tuesday damaged some houses and agricultural land in the area besides snapping power supply, officials said.

Two bridges and some cattle are feared to have been washed away and the Bhuntar-Gadsa road has been damaged at several points. Revenue officials have reached the spot to assess the situation, they said.

Power supply has been disrupted in the area and some link roads are blocked.

Following water overflow due to malfunction in a gate of the Malana Dam, the Kullu district administration had on Monday asked locals living on the banks of the Parvati river to stay vigilant.

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Light to moderate rain or thundershowers have been forecast in the city on Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 28.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal.

The relative humidity at 8.30 am was recorded at 83 per cent, according to data shared by the India Meteorological Department. - PTI

The Indian Meteorological department on Tuesday issued an orange alert for all the coastal districts and Malnad region in Karnataka, predicting heavy rains in the next 24 hours.

Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu and Shivamogga districts will receive moderate to heavy spells of rain, accompanied by gusty winds, it said. There will be temporary disruption of electricity in some areas and possible damage to roads, weak structures and uprooting of trees, authorities said. - PTI

Panic gripped the village of Malana on Tuesday when water from the 86-megawatt Malana Hydro Power Project dam in the Kullu district started overflowing due to the malfunctioning of its gates, an official said.

According to Deputy Commissioner Kullu Ashutosh Garg, in view of the accumulation of water and silt in the Malana dam, an alert was sounded as soon as the administration received information about the flooding of the water level in River Parvati due to the gate block of Malana Hydro Power Stage-two Dam. -ANI

The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Mumbai centre has issued an ‘orange’ alert for the Maharashtra capital and neighbouring Thane and Raigad districts, predicting heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places on Tuesday, a civic official said.

Most parts of the city witnessed overcast sky, but no rain since early Tuesday morning. -PTI

Rains continued for a second day across the State on Monday under the influence of the southwest monsoon. According to A.P. State Development Planning Society (APSDPS) records, Anandapuram in Visakhapatnam outskirts recorded the State’s highest rainfall of 98 mm. Rayalaseema districts received moderate rains.

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With the formation of a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal on Monday, the IMD has predicted heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places in 10 districts of Odisha during the next 24 hours.

Under its (cyclonic circulation) influence a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region during the subsequent 24 hours, the IMD said in a Twitter post.

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Telangana BJP has announced the postponement of the proposed protest programme at Dharna Chowk near Indira Park here against the delay in construction of two-bedroom housing for the poor on Tuesday to a later date in view of the heavy rain forecast across Telangana over the next few days, informed a press release by party State general secretary D.Pradeep Kumar.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that there will be moderate rains at many places and heavy rains at some places in north coastal Andhra Pradesh districts till July 27.

IMD Amaravati Centre director S. Stella said rains will continue for a couple of days more. “A low pressure will form over the sea by July 25, followed by depression in the next stage by July 26, close to Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts. The depression will subsequently move slowly west-northwestwards across north Andhra and south Odisha coasts,” Ms. Stella said. Read more

All anganawadis, schools, pre-university and degree colleges in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts will remain closed on Tuesday, in view of the red alert declared by the India Meteorological Department.

Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner M. P. Mullai Muhilan and Udupi Deputy Commissioner K. Vidyakumari announced this on Monday. Read more

With the formation of a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify into a low pressure and subsequently get the shape of a depression, the IMD on Monday forecast intense rainfall for two days from Tuesday. -PTI