3 min readNew DelhiSep 6, 2024 12:20 PM IST
First published on: Sep 6, 2024 at 12:17 PM IST
Heavy rain is expected to hit many parts of India over the next seven days, including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
A low-pressure area has developed over the Bay of Bengal and the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha region, which is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall to isolated locations in north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on Thursday.
Parts of south coastal Andhra Pradesh are also anticipated to experience heavy rain. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, with wind speeds reaching up to 40 km/h, are expected in north and south coastal Andhra, Yanam, and Rayalaseema.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also visited the flood-hit areas of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
First he took a life boat to reach Jakkampudi village in Vijayawada and then waded into the water to meet the people affected by the floods. He assured them of all-possible help from the Central government.
The death toll from the recent torrential downpours and floods in the state has risen to 32 (till Thursday), with 45,369 people currently in relief camps.
NTR district, which includes Vijayawada, has reported 24 deaths; Guntur has reported seven; and Palnadu has reported one.
In Northwest India, the IMD predicts that the monsoon will remain active in eastern Rajasthan for the next four to five days, with heavy showers expected in the southern and southeastern parts. The Met has issued an orange alert for Bhilwara, Bundi and Dungarpur districts, and issued a yellow alert for other districts including Alwar, Jodhpur, Jalore, Udaipur, Kota and Jaipur.
The monsoon is also expected to remain active in parts of Jodhpur and Bikaner divisions of western Rajasthan for the next three days, with the possibility of heavy rains in some areas.
Radheshyam Sharma, in charge of the meteorological centre in Jaipur, mentioned to news agency PTI that heavy rains might reduce after September 10.
The weather department has issued a yellow alert for most districts in Uttarakhand from September 6-8, warning of heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning. The alert also includes concerns about rockfalls and mudslides due to intense rainfall in isolated areas. Additionally, there may be road and highway blockages due to rockfalls and isolated instances of damage to life and property, the IMD said.
In Delhi, a yellow alert has been issued by the IMD on Friday. The city is expected to experience a generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain and thunderstorms throughout the day.
In West and Central India, isolated heavy rainfall is expected over Chhattisgarh over the next seven days, and in Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan & Goa from September 6- 10.
Heavy rainfall is also forecasted for Saurashtra & Kutch on September 6th, Gujarat Region, and Madhya Pradesh from September 6 to 8, and Vidarbha from September 8 to 11.
The IMD predicts widespread light to moderate rainfall over Northeast India, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim.
Scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall is expected over Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
People wade through waterlogged roads following heavy rains in Vijayawada, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India, September 4, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer 
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