Rain highlights- Over 1,500 evacuated in Gujarat due to heavy rain

Heavy rain has led to the rise in water level of river in Gujarat's Navsari district. “The Kaveri and Ambika rivers in the Navsari district are flowing above the danger mark. We are carrying out evacuation from low-lying areas. So far, over 300 people have been shifted to safer places and the operation is continuing with the help of a company of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF),” district Collector Amit Prakash Yadav said

The scarcity of rain in the jute-producing districts in the southern part of West Bengal has slowed down the supply of golden fibre to mills amid bumper crop estimates, an official said on Sunday. Though mills are ready to stock raw jute for production for the 2022-23 season, the retting process of the plants is being held back due to a lack of rainfall in the southern districts of the state, accounting for the lion’s share of total jute cultivation, PTI reported.

Given the possible landslide incidents due to heavy rains in the monsoon, the Pune district administration last week shifted at least 14 families from the landslide-prone area in the Gutake village of Mulshi tehsil. The families were shifted to temporary structures built by the district administration as precautionary measures to prevent any casualties during the monsoon. Read more

With good rains and active monsoon across Maharashtra, all four sub-divisions in the state have reported excess or normal rainfall. The deficit for Maharashtra is now reduced to excess rainfall. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), between June 1 to July 10, Maharashtra reported 14 per cent more than normal rainfall. The normal rainfall during this time was expected to be 310.7 mm. However, actual rainfall was 354.8 mm. Read more

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday declared three days of holiday for educational institutions from July 11 in view of heavy rains in the State.

he maximum temperature in the national capital Sunday evening settled at 34.9 degrees Celsius, a notch below average temperature, with a possibility of light rain on Monday, the India Meteorological Department said.

Amid the recent cloudburst at the Amarnath shrine in Jammu, Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Sunday visited a base camp in Pahalgam and met pilgrims.

"The security personnel and administration have carried out an efficient rescue operation. We pay condolences to those who lost their lives. Efforts are underway to resume the Yatra along with repairing the path. Pilgrims should come, we will provide them with all facilities," Sinha assured.

As many as nine people have lost their lives due to incessant rainfall and its related incidents in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the State Disaster Management Department informed on Sunday.

An orange alert has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Mumbai for the next three days. India's financial capital was under ‘red’ alert on Saturday, but it received only 2.2mm of rainfall.

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838 houses damaged & 4916 people have been shifted to safer locations, 35 relief camps set up by the disaster mgmt dept and rehabilitation department. 125 animals also lost their lives in rain/flood-related incidents in Maharashtra since June 1, 2022: State Disaster Mgmt Dept

A total of 76 people have lost their lives due to rain-related incidents in Maharashtra since 1st June 2022 till date. Out of 76, 9 people died in the last 24 hours: State Disaster Management Department

Uttarakhand: Due to heavy rains in Rishikesh, the water level of river Ganga has increased significantly.

Several parts of Telangana are on red alert till Monday. In Karnataka, a red alert has been issued till Tuesday for Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi. Ratnagiri, Satara, Pune and Raigad in Maharashtra are also likely to see heavy rain till Monday. The coastal cities of Valsad and Navsari in Gujarat are also on red alert as per data available on IMD’s website. On Wednesday, Gujarat’s Gir, Somnath, Surat, Bhavnagar and Junagadh districts will be on red alert.

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A flood-like situation occurred in parts of the Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra. Several rivers in the state have reached the warning level. The Kundalika river has crossed the warning level and the water level of the Amba, Savitri, Patalganga, Ulhas and Garhi rivers is slightly below the warning level.

Heavy rains lashed the cities of Ambala and Chandigarh on Sunday. Several areas of Ambala recorded waterlogging. The Municipal Corporation began extraction of water via motor pumps from Nadi Mohalla of Ambala.

Delhi on Sunday recorded minimum temperature of 27.5 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The relative humidity at 8:30 am was recorded at 82 per cent, it said as per news agency PTI.

The weatherman predicted generally cloudy skies with moderate rain and thundershowers during the day. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 33 degrees Celsius.

After the rain fury claimed lives of over 20 people in Ratnagiri in July last year, the district administration has installed a Real-Time Data Acquisition (RTDA) System at various places for effective communication about flooding and landslides, a senior official told news agency PTI.

Amarnath yatra was temporarily stopped in view of cloudburst incident. Pilgrims wait for it to recommence.