Bhopal, Heavy rains in several parts of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday led to 11 deaths, including seven in a wall collapse in Datia, prompting Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to chair a high-level meeting to provide relief to the people , officials said.
Three people died in Gwalior, where more than 500 people were rescued from flooded areas, while one person died in Bhind, officials said.
Seven people died after a wall of a medieval-era fort adjacent to a house collapsed due to heavy rain in Khalkapura area of Datia town at 4 am.
"A team from the National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) flew from Hyderabad in Telangana during the day and joined the rescue operations in Gwalior, which received 198.4 millimeters of rain in a 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am. Schools from nursery to class VIII and offices in Gwalior have been ordered to remain closed on Friday and Saturday," an official said.
The heavy rain lashing Gwalior and Chambal regions in the state's north since Tuesday is expected to ease in the next two days, said V S Yadav, an official at the Bhopal Center of the India Meteorological Department.
"The depression or rain-bearing system, which entered the eastern part of the state on September 7 after passing through the central, southern and western parts of the state, has now moved northwards. The depression was over the southwest Uttar Pradesh, near Gwalior and causing torrential rains in northern MP,” the meteorologist said.
Rajgarh in western MP received the highest rainfall of 355.6 mm in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am, he said, adding that another Bay of Bengal depression is likely to hit MP from its eastern part on September 15 and is expected to cause rain for two or three days.
"MP has received 1,022.4 mm of rain so far against its normal monsoon average of 949.5 mm from June 1 to September 30. The average rainfall in MP from June 1 to September 12 morning is 874.44 mm. Therefore, MP has received 17 percent more rain, so So far, western and eastern MP have received surplus rain of 21 and 12 percent respectively," Yadav said.
Sheopur district in northern MP has recorded rainfall of 1,079.3 mm against its normal season (June 1 to September 30) rainfall quota of 630.5 mm, which is 103 percent. percent of the average, he added.
Three people died in Gwalior, where more than 500 people were rescued from flooded areas, while one person died in Bhind, officials said.
Seven people died after a wall of a medieval-era fort adjacent to a house collapsed due to heavy rain in Khalkapura area of Datia town at 4 am.
"A team from the National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) flew from Hyderabad in Telangana during the day and joined the rescue operations in Gwalior, which received 198.4 millimeters of rain in a 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am. Schools from nursery to class VIII and offices in Gwalior have been ordered to remain closed on Friday and Saturday," an official said.
The heavy rain lashing Gwalior and Chambal regions in the state's north since Tuesday is expected to ease in the next two days, said V S Yadav, an official at the Bhopal Center of the India Meteorological Department.
"The depression or rain-bearing system, which entered the eastern part of the state on September 7 after passing through the central, southern and western parts of the state, has now moved northwards. The depression was over the southwest Uttar Pradesh, near Gwalior and causing torrential rains in northern MP,” the meteorologist said.
Rajgarh in western MP received the highest rainfall of 355.6 mm in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am, he said, adding that another Bay of Bengal depression is likely to hit MP from its eastern part on September 15 and is expected to cause rain for two or three days.
"MP has received 1,022.4 mm of rain so far against its normal monsoon average of 949.5 mm from June 1 to September 30. The average rainfall in MP from June 1 to September 12 morning is 874.44 mm. Therefore, MP has received 17 percent more rain, so So far, western and eastern MP have received surplus rain of 21 and 12 percent respectively," Yadav said.
Sheopur district in northern MP has recorded rainfall of 1,079.3 mm against its normal season (June 1 to September 30) rainfall quota of 630.5 mm, which is 103 percent. percent of the average, he added.
