Flood-like situation in state amid heavy rains
Jaipur, July 30 -- Continuous heavy rainfall across Rajasthan has led to a flood-like situation in several districts, with rivers overflowing and dams releasing massive volumes of water. Districts including Kota, Bundi, Jhalawar, Dholpur, and Tonk are witnessing severe impacts, as rivers like Chambal, Parvan, and Rewa swell beyond danger levels.
In Kota, non-stop rainfall has raised water levels in major rivers, forcing authorities to open gates of multiple dams. The Kota Barrage, Bisalpur Dam, Navnera, and Gararda dams are discharging lakhs of cusecs of water, inundating several downstream villages. The situation is particularly grave in Baran and Jhalawar, where the overflowing Parvan river has blocked the Baran-Jhalawar highway. In Bhawanimandi region of Jhalawar, several villages are submerged due to flooding from the Rewa river, making access so difficult that the district collector and SP had to reach the area on a tractor.
Bundi, Udaipur, and Dausa have also reported weather-related damages to homes, schools, and roads. In Dholpur, the bodies of a husband and wife were found floating in the swollen Parvati river, adding to the growing concern.
A tragic incident occurred in Nainwa (Bundi) where a house collapsed due to heavy rain, burying several vehicles under debris. In Udaipur's Pipla village, two classrooms of a government school collapsed overnight. More than 20 villages in Bundi district are facing flood conditions due to the overflow of the Gararda Dam.
Adding to the crisis, 27 gates of Navnera Dam, built on the Kali Sindh River under the ERCP project, have been opened to release around 3.5 lakh cusecs of water. Two gates of Kota Barrage were opened on Tuesday morning following the opening of 12 gates the previous day. Meanwhile, Bisalpur Dam in Tonk, which overflowed for the first time in the month of July, had six gates opened for water discharge. Authorities are now preparing to channel water from Bisalpur into the Isarda project as inflow continues from catchment areas.
The Meteorological Department has warned of continued heavy to very heavy rainfall across southeastern and northeastern Rajasthan through July 31. Districts including Udaipur, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Kota, and Ajmer are likely to be affected, with parts of Bikaner also expected to receive significant rain. Local administrations have been put on high alert.
So far, the state has received 369.79 mm rainfall between June 1 and July 28, which is 87.91% more than the normal 196.79 mm for this period. With two months of the monsoon still remaining, Rajasthan has already recorded 87.07% of its average seasonal rainfall. The highest rainfall this season has been recorded in Ramganj Mandi (Kota) at 1,261 mm....
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