Jaipur/Kota/Barmer/Bharatpur, July 16 -- With continuous heavy rainfall across Rajasthan has thrown normal life out of gear, leaving a trail of destruction and despair. From Monday till Tuesday, around 20 people reportedly died due to rain-related incidents, as rising water levels submerged homes, blocked roads, disrupted rail operations, and isolated dozens of villages across the state. According to authorities, Dholpur reported four deaths, Kota four, Rajsamand one, Chittorgarh four, Pratapgarh three, Churu two and one each in Bharatpur and Pali. In eastern Rajasthan, Dholpur was one of the worst affected districts. According to district authorities, four people drowned in separate incidents, while nearly two dozen villages under Rajakhera subdivision were cut off as the Parvati river overflowed. Three feet of water was flowing over culverts in Nadoli village, cutting off villages like Brahmanon ka Gher, Ganhaidi, Sablapura, and Ajitpura. Despite advisories, villagers were seen risking their lives by crossing submerged paths. Locals said repeated demands for a bridge have been ignored by authorities. The flood situation worsened in Bari and Sampu areas, where the SDRF recovered two of three missing bodies on Tuesday. Dozens of villages under Jasu Pura and Shahpur gram panchayats in Maniya tehsil also lost connectivity due to rising water levels. In Bharatpur, the district administration released water from the overflowing Panchana Dam (Karauli) and Bandh Baretha, and issued fresh alerts asking residents to move away from riverbanks. A 50-year-old Mahesh Goyal died in Rudawal town when his house roof collapsed on him during a storm on Sunday night. In Pali, torrential rain lashed the city since Sunday, with nearly 12 inches (over 300 mm) of rainfall recorded, causing widespread urban flooding. Residential colonies like Sindhi Colony and Rajiv Gandhi Colony were inundated, and in some places, water reached up to three-feet inside homes. Floodwaters from the Sukri and Lilri rivers affected surrounding areas, while a shop collapsed in Haider Colony due to structural weakening from waterlogging. The Bandi river also overflowed, submerging a low bridge and causing traffic chaos. The administration had to deploy tractors for movement in waterlogged areas. District collector LN Mantri and SP Chunaram Jat toured affected zones by tractor to assess the situation. Due to the flooding, all government and private schools in Pali remained shut on Tuesday. Rail services were also hit hard - waterlogging between Pali Marwar and Bomadara led to the cancellation of the Sabarmati-Jodhpur Express. Senior DCM of Jodhpur division Vikas Kheda said that a delayed link rake caused by weather conditions forced the cancellation. Meanwhile, the meteorological department has predicted continued heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Kota, Udaipur, Bharatpur, and Bikaner on July 16. The intensity is expected to rise on July 17, with the likelihood of very heavy rain in Jodhpur, Bikaner, and Ajmer divisions. However, a gradual decrease in rainfall activity is expected across eastern and western Rajasthan from July 17 onward. Jaipur recorded a maximum temperature of 31.9degC and received 51.4 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. In Rajasthan, Jaisalmer reported the highest temperature at 38.5degC, followed by Barmer at 37degC, the weather department said. Of the 693 dams in the state, 106 are completely filled, 407 are partially filled, and 180 remain empty. Out of the total storage capacity of 13026.51 million cubic meters (M.cum) across Rajasthan's dams, the current water level stands at 8071.56 M.cum (59.87%). During the same period last year, it was 4599.96 M.cum (35.31%)....