Monsoon Update

Heavy to very heavy rainfall expected in Gangetic West Bengal, north Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, southwest and east Rajasthan, north Gujarat, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Forecast Heavy to very heavy rainfall expected in Gangetic West Bengal, north Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, southwest and east Rajasthan, north Gujarat, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Rain Both eastern and western parts of country received heavy rainfall. Kolkata received 14 cm of rain while Bhubaneswar got 11 cm. Ranchi, Mumbai, Ajmer all received 7 cm. Dehradun 6 cm and Kochi 5 cm

Flood Parts of Gujarat and West Bengal

Dry Zone Jammu and Kashmir, some parts of Punjab, east Uttar Pradesh, north Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh

Good news too: No more water crisis

RAJKOT: Long queues were a common sight near public bore wells in Amreli, where each bucket of water cost the residents good money. In Jamnagar, residents had to make do with water supply thrice a week. With water level in major reservoirs hitting rock bottom, Saurashtra8217;s water supply was fast thinning to a trickle. But in a span of just three days, rains have washed away the region8217;s water woes. Of the 72 dams in Rajkot, Jamnagar, Surendranagar, Amreli and Porbandar, 27 are overflowing. Even check dams are full. The rest have registered a significant inflow, thereby resolving the region8217;s water crisis.

Villagers flee Orissa coast

Kendrapara: With the the Bay of Bengal causing havoc under the influence of a deep depression, a total of 78 families have fled two coastal villages in Orissa8217;s Kendrapara district to settle elsewhere. The sea turned furious on June 29 and menacingly advanced towards Satbhaya and Kanhupur villages, located on the coast, local sarpanch Sashmita Das said. It advanced about 10 feet into Kanhupur village, damaging the government-run primary school and submerging a bore well catering to the drinking water needs of the local people. About 50 houses collapsed as tidal waves battered the villages, Das said.

Torrential rain in Thrissur claims 3 lives

Thrissur: Torrential rains battered Thrissur city and its suburbs over the past two days, claiming three lives and inflicting heavy loss to property. One person died when his bicycle fell into an overflowing roadside canal near here. Another in Desamangalam was killed when he slipped into a water-filled rock quarry. At Chettuva, a woman8217;s body was found in a swollen river. The city alone recorded 18 cm of rain while nearby Talapilly taluka received 22 cm of rain in the last 40 hours. The downpour threw normal life out of gear and caused traffic snarls and power failure, officials said. The remaining parts of Kerala also received rainfall during the day.