Rainwatch

Downpour in Rajasthan

JAIPUR: Heavy rains lashed Banswara and Udaipur districts in Rajasthan with Salopat recording the maximum rainfall of 13 cm. Barring Bikaner and Jodhpur district, the south-west monsoon covered the entire state causing moderate to heavy rains. Jaipur has experienced drizzles since Monday night. The Met office has warned of heavy rains in Udaipur division in the next 24 hours.

Chardham Yatra disrupted

DEHRADUN: Monsoon rains lashed several parts of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, triggering landslides at many places and disrupting the Chardham yatra with authorities declaring an alert in Uttarkashi town. Two persons were washed away in flash floods in the state during the past two days, officials said. In Uttarkashi, where fears of fresh landslides from Varunavat mountain gripped the people residing at its base, authorities have sounded an alert.

No end to Maharashtra woes

NAGPUR: Several places in Maharashtra continued to witness rains, with 15 towns in Konkan region and 12 in Pune being the worst affected. The death toll in rain-related incidents in the state since June 1 has been put at 358. Over 16,000 people have been affected while more than 10,000 people shifted to safer places, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Patangrao Kadam said.

Flood alert in Karnataka

BANGALORE: In Karnataka, a flood alert has been sounded in Kodagu, Belgaum, Bagalkote and Bijapur districts as the water level in Cauvery and Krishna rivers continued to rise. However, sanctuaries and national parks in the state remained safe.