India, June 28 -- While Delhi-NCR still awaits monsoon rains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded orange alerts for districts in Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, and Kerala as well as for isolated places in other states.

The weather department sounded an orange alert in five districts of Kerala, namely Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram and Wayanad. Authorities have made arrangements to evacuate 3,220 people residing in low-lying areas in Kerala's Idukki district.

In Uttarakhand, the Badrinath National Highway near Nandprayag and Bhaneropani was blocked amid continuous heavy rainfall. "The Badrinath National Highway is blocked near Nandprayag and Bhanerpani. Work is underway to open the road," the Chamoli p...