Safari Park at Hyderabad Zoo flooded
The Safari Park in Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological Park is flooded after water from the Mir Alam Tank entered the premises, Zoo officials said on Tuesday.
Following heavy rains during the last five days, water level rose into the tank and abutting Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) and overflowed into the weir, which passes through the Zoo. This led to inundation of the Safari Park area. (IANS)
6 dead as heavy showers continue in Gujarat; over 27,000 people evacuated
Heavy downpour continued in various parts of Gujarat on Tuesday and six people died in rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours, raising the toll to 69 since June 1, officials said.
A total of 27,896 people were evacuated from flood-affected areas and 18,225 of them remained in shelters while the others have returned home, state Disaster Management Minister Rajendra Trivedi said.
Rain scarcity posing threat to crop production in Bengal
Acute rainfall shortage in the farming belts of Gangetic West Bengal is posing a major threat to crop production in the state.
According to statistics of the state agriculture department, till July 11, there had been a 62 per cent deficit in normal rainfall in Gangetic West Bengal.
"Till date, the average rainfall in this pocket has been 65 mm, as against the normal average of 170 mm, thus resulting in a deficit of 62 per cent," said a senior official of the state agriculture department who refused to be named.(IANS)
Vehicles wade through the waterlogged Ring Road after monsoon rainsin Rajkot onTuesday, July 12, 2022. Credit: PTI Photo
6 dead as heavy showers continue in Gujarat, over 27,000 people evacuated
Heavy downpour continued in various parts of Gujarat on Tuesday and six people died in rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours, raising the toll to 69 since June 1, officials said. A total of 27,896 people were evacuated from flood-affected areas and 18,225 of them remained in shelters while the others have returned home, state Disaster Management Minister Rajendra Trivedi said.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited the rain-hit Bodeli town in Chhota Udepur district and also conducted an aerial inspection of some flood-affected areas, his office said. While heavy rains continue to lash districts in south Gujarat since the last few days, parts of Kutch and Rajkot in the Saurashtra region also witnessed heavy showers since Monday night, officials said.
Bhupendra Patel conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Gujarat
Rain fury: No dearth of funds for relief & rescue works, says Karnataka CM
The Karnataka government is with the people at this hour of crisis when many parts of the state are reeling under floods, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Tuesday.
District in-charge ministers have involved themselves in relief works taking everyone into confidence, said Bommai, who has embarked on a tour of therain-affected districts. Ministers S Angara in Udupi, V Sunil Kumar in Mangaluru (Dakshina Kannada district), Kota Srinivas Poojary in Uttara Kannada and S T Somashekar in Mysuru have already visited the flood-hit areas to take stock of the situation.
Revenue minister R Ashoka has just returned from his visit to Kodagu.
Locals extract a jeep stuck on inundated road in Kerala's rain-hit Kannur
Isolated heavy rainfall likely over West Madhya Pradesh from June 12-16: IMD
Heavy rain causes flood-like situation in Gujarat's Rajkot
High tide hits Maharashtra's Marine Drive amid rainfall
Heavy rainfall hits Delhi for 2nd consecutive day
Heavy rainfall warning for Palghar, Maharashtra adjoining Gujarat
Heavy rains trigger flood-like situation in Bhopal, roads submerged
Partly cloudy, mainly dry weather likely in Jammu and Kashmir
The MeT department on Tuesday forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
"Partly cloudy and dry weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours with possibility of lightrainalong the Pahalgam-Cave shrine and Baltal-Cave shrine nexus", an official of the MeT department said.
Rains in Delhi give respite from sultry weather, cause traffic snarls
Rainin the national capital on Tuesday morning brought down the mercury but caused traffic snarls and waterlogging in parts of the city.
The minimum temperature settled at 26.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, and relative humidity at 8:30 am was 93 per cent, the weather department said.
According to India Meteorological Department data, Delhi recorded 2 mm ofrainsin 24 hours till 8:30 am on Tuesday.
Educational institutions closed after heavy rains in Nashik; 6 devotees injured in flooding near temple
Schools and colleges were closed in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Tuesday following heavyrainsover the last few days and people in flood-prone areas were asked to shift to safer places, officials said. The city received 97.4 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period till 8.30 am on Tuesday, but therainslater took a break, bringing some respite to residents, they said.
On Monday, very heavyrainswere witnessed near the Saptashrungi temple in the district. Six devotees received minor injuries during flooding on the temple steps, authorities said. Road communication was affected in several villages due to flooding, district administration officials said.
Schools, colleges in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi reopen today
All educational institutions including schools and anganwadis in the twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi will reopen July 12 after holidays for about a week following heavy rains.
The deputy commissioners of the two districts issued orders for the opening of schools, anganwadis and other educational institutions from today. DK deputy commissioner K V Rajendra said further holidays will be declared if rain-related issues persisted. An orange alert has been issued in DK and Udupi districts by the meteorological department for Tuesday.
Rajendra said the schools will remain open full day on Saturdays and the Dasara holidays will be cut short to compensate for the loss of learning hours during the rainy season.
Water inflow from Maharashtra increases to 98,955 cusecs
Water inflow into river Krishna increased to 98,955 cusecs on Tuesday with increased rainfall in Western Ghats and Konkan region in Maharashtra. To contain spread of backwaters, Water discharge from Almatti dam has been increased to 1 lakh cusecs.
Water level in Krishna and it's tributaries have increased but were yet to reach the danger mark.
Delhi witnesses rainfall in several parts of the national capital. Visuals from Krishi Bhavan
IMD issues orange alert for Mumbai till July 14. For the next 24 hours, moderate to heavy rain in the city and suburbs. Possibility of very heavy rainfall at isolated places
Temples submerge in water as heavy rains lash Maharashtra district
Temples submerged in floodwater after a rise in the water level of the Godavari river following the release of water from the Gangapur Dam, which supplies drinking water to the city, and monsoon rains inNashik. (PTI Photo)
Red alert sounded in Maharashtra's Nashik district till July 14
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red' alert for Nashik district till July 14, forecasting heavy to extremely heavy rains of over 20 cm in 24 hours. Pune and Gadchiroli districts, too, have been witnessing downpour rains since the last few days. After four straight days of downpour last week, Mumbai has been witnessing light to moderate rainfall.
83 rain-related deaths recorded in Maharashtra since June 1
As many as 83 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra between June 1 and July 10, the state disaster management authority said in a report on Monday. The report said 164 animals, too, have perished during the same period in rain-related incidents. Nashik district in North Maharashtra recorded the maximum deaths at 12 followed by Nagpur (four).
These deaths were caused by incidents like floods, lightning strikes, landslides, falling of trees and collapse of structures, among others, it said.
Over 7,100 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine from base camp
Amarnath Yatra, which was resumed on Monday after a two-day suspension following flashfloodnear the cave shrine, continued on Tuesday as another batch of 7,107 pilgrims moved from Jammu base camp towards the Valley.
Flashfloodnear the cave shrine on Friday killed 16 people and injured 37 while 15,000 were rescued.
63 killed in rain-related incidents in Gujarat since June 1
As many as 63 people have lost their lives inrain-related incidents in Gujarat since June 1, of these maximum 33 died due to lightning strikes.
At least eight were killed due to wall collapses, drownings (16), fall of trees (5) and power pole collapse (1), the state Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Rajendra Trivedi said on Monday.
A total of 10,674 citizens from Anand, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Kutch, Porbandar, Chhotaudepur, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad, Narmada and Vadodara districts were relocated by the administration; out of which 6,853 have returned home while approximately 3,821 are at the shelter homes provided by the government.
Heavy rains triggers severe waterlogging and flood-like situation in Gujarat
Gujarat likely to receive light to moderate rainfall in the next 5 days
Heavy rain with thunderstorms in Uttarakhand districts: Met Centre Dehradun
Possibility of rain with thunder in all districts. Heavy rain with thunderstorms in Dehradun, Pauri, Champawat, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts: Met Centre Dehradun