A depression over northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining east Rajasthan has intensified into a deep depression, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday (August 26, 2024) and warned of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in parts of the two States and Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra over the next two to three days.
At 11:30 pm on August 25, the deep depression lay centred near 70 km south-southeast of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. This system is expected to move west-southwest, affecting South Rajasthan, and Gujarat, and reaching Saurashtra, Kutch, and parts of Pakistan by August 29, the IMD said in an update issued at 2 am.
IMD also said that isolated instances of extremely heavy rainfall are also very likely in Gujarat region from August 26 to 28, Saurashtra and Kutch from August 26 to 29, and in Konkan & Goa and the ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra on August 26. The meteorological department has issued a red alert for these regions today.
According to the IMD’s statement, heavy rainfall is expected to continue in the state until August 27. The forecast predicts widespread light to moderate rainfall across East and Northeast India throughout the week. Isolated heavy rainfall is anticipated over the Andaman & Nicobar Islands on August 27, West Bengal and Sikkim on August 26, Bihar on August 26 and 27, Jharkhand from August 26 to 27, Odisha on August 26, and Arunachal Pradesh on August 28, 29, and 30. Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura are likely to experience rain throughout the week.
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