Meanwhile, pre-monsoon records in Maharashtra show that rainfall deficiency over the state stood at 54 per cent at the end of April, it has now grown to 65 per cent, placing the state along with Gujarat (-69 per cent), Tamil Nadu (-69 per cent) and Mizoram (-76 per cent) under the ‘large deficient’ rainfall category as per India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Due to the current Western Disturbance and ongoing moisture incursion from the Arabian Sea, rainfall/thunderstorm activity is very likely over many parts of northwest India from today. Rainfall is also expected to increase over Northeast and peninsular India from today.
In Jammu and Kashmir, National Highway was reopened for traffic on Friday night after two days of closure due to landslides in Ramban district, leaving over 3000 vehicles stranded, officials said.
Rain was also observed at many isolated placed in the state. Snow-clearing operation is also underway at Manali-Leh road of Rohtang Pass by Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
The death toll in Odisha due to Cyclone Fani mounted to 43 on Saturday, even as people staged a road blockade and assaulted a state official in protest against water shortage and power cuts in the coastal belt ravaged by the severe storm a week ago. According to an official, two fresh deaths have been reported in Cuttack and Khurda districts of the state.
While the state government claimed to have restored power and drinking water supplies in urban pockets of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack districts, people Saturday blocked roads connecting Paradip and Cuttack, and the national highway linking Bhubaneswar with Puri, alleging lack of basic amenities. (PTI)
Heavy traffic jam after hailstorm in Dhali, Chharabra and Mashobra areas of Shimla.
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Downed power lines and water scarcity remained elusive in most cyclone-ravaged areas of coastal Odisha for the eighth day in a row despite the government’s efforts to give restoration a push. Urging to press for quick action, anguished residents staged protests in several places. Exactly a week ago, the ‘extremely severe’ cyclone Fani made its landfall near Puri affecting more than 1.5 crore people in 14 districts and destroying all power infrastructure and telecommunication. Read more...
Light rains Saturday provided respite to Jammu residents who were reeling under the scorching heat for the past week.
The meteorological department has forecast light rain or thundershowers at many places in Jammu and Kashmir over the next 24 hours.
Jammu, the winter capital of the state, had experienced the season's highest day and night temperature on May 9 with a high of 40.1 degrees Celsius and a low of 25.5 degrees Celsius, which was 3.3 notches and 2.5 notches above season's average, respectively.
Delhiites are likely to get some relief from the scorching heat on Saturday as the weatherman has forecast light rains. The minimum temperature was recorded at 24.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average while the maximum is likely to settle at 40 degrees Celsius, a MeT official said.