Weather highlights: Noida, Ghaziabad schools closed tomorrow as rain persists in Delhi-NCR

Weather today LIVE: With the Yamuna’s water level rising due to persistent monsoon rains, shopkeepers at Delhi’s Monastery Market have shifted their goods out of shops as a precaution against possible flooding.

A shopkeeper told ANI, "I am emptying out my shop as the Administration has given us a warning (regarding rising water level in the river). The market will now remain shut for the next 4-5 days."

AAP Delhi President Saurabh Bhardwaj ruled out the possibility of floods in the capital, telling ANI, "I don't think a flood situation can arise in Delhi... The flood in 2023 happened because the gates of the ITO barrage, which is operated by the Haryana government, were closed, and water was released from Haryana from behind... Later, an investigation by the central government also clarified this. Now, since these gates have been opened and Haryana will not release water from behind, there will be no flood. However, if our government were in power, Haryana would have done this..."

Meanwhile, authorities have closed the Old Yamuna Bridge (Loha Pul) for vehicular movement after a flood warning was issued for the river.

Weather today LIVE: In solidarity with the people of Punjab affected by the devastating floods, all the IPS officers of the state have decided to contribute one day’s salary to the chief minister’s relief fund, said Gaurav Yadav, Director General of Police, Punjab.

“This contribution is a humble gesture to support ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts. Beyond policing, we see it as our humanitarian duty to stand with our fellow citizens in this hour of distress. @PunjabPoliceInd remains committed not only to ensuring law and order but also to extending every possible assistance to ease the suffering of those affected. Together, with compassion and collective effort, we will overcome this challenge and help rebuild lives,” he wrote on X.

Weather today LIVE: Schools will remain shut in Bulandshahr and Baghpat on Wednesday as a precaution due to heavy rain.

Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Lakshmi Kant Pandey issued the order regarding the closure of all schools on Wednesday across the education boards up to class 12 due to rain.

In Baghpat, District Magistrate Asmita Lal issued similar orders for the closure of schools. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: Normal life across Odisha was thrown out of gear as heavy showers continued since Monday night, while the formation of a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has activated rainfall activities, IMD said.

The weather agency said the state will get more rain in the next four days. As the sea condition is very likely to be rough on Wednesday, the IMD has cautioned fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off the Odisha coast till September 3.

The fresh low pressure area, which is the third of its kind in a span of 20 days, has caused severe rainfall across the state. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: Battling its worst floods in decades, Punjab has been impacted by nature's fury with the deluge claiming 30 lives and impacting more than 3.5 lakh people as the governor and the chief minister visited some of the affected areas on Tuesday.

Earlier, 12 districts were under the impact of the floods, according to a bulletin issued by the state authorities on the situation from August 1 till September 1.

According to the bulletin issued on Tuesday, all 23 districts of the state have been declared as hit by the floods. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: Police on Tuesday reached out to a family in a mountainous hamlet of Ramban district, following a landslide and rescued a family of 11 members.

Police responded to a distress call after a landslide hit Hara village of Gool tehsil and rescued the family who were trapped, officials said.

Among the rescued were women and children, and they all have been shifted to a safer area, police said.

The operation was led by a police team headed by a probationary sub-inspector from Police Station Gool. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: A spell of heavy to very heavy rain is expected at many places over several regions of Jammu and Kashmir including Jammu, Kathua, Reasi, Doda, Udhampur, Rajouri, and Ramban over the next 14-16 hours, according to the IMD. Moderate to heavy rain is likely at many places of Pir Panjal range and south Kashmir with heavy rain over Kishtwar, Poonch, Anantnag, Shopian, and Kulgam during the next 14-16 hours. There is also a possibility of cloud burst/flashfloods/landslides/water logging at few vulnerable places.

Weather today LIVE: All private and government schools in Ghaziabad will remain closed tomorrow due to heavy rain, according to several media reports.

Weather today LIVE: The India Meteorological Department said that there is a moderate to high risk of flash floods in parts of Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh over the next 24 hours.

Weather today LIVE: Delhi has breached 1,000 mm of rainfall for the season as rain continues to lash the national capital and its surrounding region. The city had already crossed its annual average rainfall mark of 774 mm last month.

Dark clouds hovered over the skyline, and steady rain was witnessed from morning hours, keeping the city wet throughout the day. The city crossed the 1,000-mm mark after two continuous days of intermittent showers lashed the city. (PTI)

In view of the alert of heavy rain, all government and private schools in Gautam Buddha Nagar, from nursery to class 12, will remain closed tomorrow to ensure the safety of students and staff.

Weather today LIVE: IMD weather prediction for northeast India:

-Isolated heavy rainfall likely to continue over Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura from 2-7th September and Arunachal Pradesh from 4-7th September.

-Light to moderate rainfall at many places accompanied with thunderstorm and lightning likely during next 7 days.

Weather today LIVE: Indian Army completes construction of a Bailey Bridge over Jangalwar Nallah and restored connectivity on national highway 244 to Doda and Kishtwar.

The White Knight Corps said on X, “In the face of adversities, rough terrain and weather, Engineer Troops of @NorthernComd_IA, in concert with troops of #WhiteKnightCorps and Civil Administration, have completed construction of a Bailey Bridge over Jangalwar Nallah, restoring vital connectivity on NH-244 to Doda & Kishtwar in record time. Relentless efforts on part of all stakeholders ensured successful launch of the bridge. The bridge will be opened for traffic post necessary validations in coordination with Civil Administration.”

Weather today LIVE: High chances of flood in Jammu due to significantly rise in water level. As per current indications, heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is expected tonight and tomorrow.

Following incessant rain in Delhi, residents of many parts of the city have shifted to safer locations due to a rise in the water level of the Yamuna River.

As the city grapples with heavy rainfall, people in Yamuna Bazar continue to leave their areas, navigating through thigh-deep water.

In another part of the capital, shopkeepers in the Monastery Market of Civil Lines, anticipating the possibility of flooding, have decided to shift their goods as a precautionary measure.

Deepak Rastogi, a shopkeeper in the Monastery market of Civil Lines, says that all shops in low-lying areas have started shifting their goods.

"I have 3 shops here. Water will enter here 100 pc, the Administration has advised us to take care of ourselves, remain alert, and stay safe. All shops in low-lying areas are shifting their goods. We have been told that there will be water here for 2-3 days," Rastogi tells ANI. (ANI)

Weather today LIVE: India warned Pakistan about possible cross-border flooding for the second time in as many weeks as monsoon deluges cause death and widespread destruction in both countries, reported Associated Press.

The disaster management authority in eastern Pakistan announced the warning Tuesday.

New Delhi shared the warning with Pakistan on "humanitarian grounds” through New Delhi’s high commission in Islamabad rather than the water-sharing Indus Waters Treaty, which remains suspended, an Indian government official said. (AP)

Weather today LIVE: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visits flood-affected areas of Laksar, reviews ongoing relief and rescue operations. Wearing a life jacket and boarding a lifeboat, CM Dhami assessed the ground situation firsthand and interacted with affected residents. He took stock of the rising water levels and directed officials to ensure timely evacuation.

Weather today LIVE: Heavy rainfall continues in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur. Heavy slush as well as boulders tumble from hilltops and fall on the road near Thard in Udhampur district. No vehicle is allowed from Jakhani upto Chenani as heavy rainfall hampers restoration work on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. (ANI)

The IMD on Tuesday said a low-pressure system over the northwest Bay of Bengal will bring heavy rain in some districts of south Bengal and advised fishermen not to venture into the sea in the region till Wednesday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the low-pressure system is likely to become more marked by Wednesday morning and will move west-northwestwards thereafter across Odisha.

Light to moderate rain will occur in most areas over south Bengal with downpours (07-11 cm) at one or two places very likely during the next two days, the weather office said.

The Met said that heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places in Purba and Paschim Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, Jhargram, Purulia and Bankura districts of south Bengal.

The IMD advised fishermen "not to venture into the north Bay of Bengal and along and off West Bengal-Odisha coasts till Wednesday", as squally weather with surface wind speed reaching 35 to 45 kmph is very likely to prevail in the region. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: Several parts of Punjab are reeling under flooding following heavy rainfall. Visuals from Amritsar show relief material being provided to the stranded people with the help of boats.

Weather today LIVE: IMD weather prediction for east and central India:

• Extremely heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Chhattisgarh and Odisha on 2nd September.
• Isolated heavy rainfall likely over west Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh during 2-5th September; east Madhya Pradesh during 2-4th September; Vidarbha on 4th September; sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th September; gangetic West Bengal on 2-3rd September; Bihar on 8th September; Jharkhand on 2nd September; Odisha on 5-6th September with isolated very heavy rainfall over west Madhya Pradesh from 3-4th September; east Madhya Pradesh on 3rd September; Vidarbha on 2-3rd September; and Chhattisgarh on 3rd September.
• Light to moderate rainfall at most/many places accompanied with thunderstorm and lightning likely over the region during next seven days.

Weather today LIVE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorm with gusty wind at a few places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the next two days due to a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, an official said on Tuesday.

All tourists and local people have been requested to stay away from the sea till the next advisory, while fishermen have been asked not to venture into the sea due to expected inclement weather conditions.

The Directorate of Shipping Services has deferred the sailing of the 'Nalanda' vessel for Campbell Bay from Tuesday to Thursday and indicated that inter-island services may be disrupted due to the adverse weather conditions.

“Thunderstorms with gusty wind (30-40 kmph) are very likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman and Nicobar Islands on September 3 and 4,” a senior IMD official said. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: Delhi traffic police on Tuesday issued an advisory, stating that the Loha Pul, also referred to as the Old Iron Bridge will remain closed with effect from 4 pm till further notice, due to the rising water levels in the Yamuna, after it breached its danger mark of 205.33 meters.

It also warned commuters of possible traffic diversions via Hanuman Setu, Raja Ram Kohli Marg and Geeta Colony Road, urging them to opt for public transport and travel with surplus time in hand for disruptions along the Loha Pul and its adjoining stretches. Read more.

Weather today LIVE: Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria visited flood-hit Ferozepur on Tuesday as relief-and-rehabilitation operations are underway in other affected districts as well.

Punjab is battling against one of the worst floods since 1988. The devastating floods have already claimed 29 lives, besides impacting more than 2.56 lakh people, officials said on Monday.

The swollen Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers and seasonal rivulets have flooded large parts of the state following heavy rain in their catchment areas in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

A total of 12 districts, including Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur and Amritsar, have been hit by the floods. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday expressed solidarity with the people of Punjab amid severe flooding in the state, which has also affected Jammu and Kashmir.

"There is a flood situation in J&K and now in Punjab. We stand with the people of Punjab. We are deeply concerned to see how large parts of Punjab are affected by floods, as this will significantly impact agriculture over the next 2-3 years," Sirsa said while speaking to reporters.

He further highlighted the central government's support, noting, "The Prime Minister yesterday spoke to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and gave all assurances. We stand by the people of Punjab and assure that we stand by them." (ANI)