Intense rain likely in Raj from Sept 3-7: Met
Jaipur, Sept. 3 -- The Jaipur Meteorological Centre has predicted another spell of intense rainfall across the state from September 3, even as sustained heavy rainfall over the past few days has caused loss of life and severe damage to property and infrastructure in various regions.
A low pressure depression has formed over the north Bay of Bengal and is likely to move towards the north-west in the next 24 hours, a release from the Met Department on Monday said, adding that a circulation system currently forming over northern Rajasthan and Haryana is likely to intensify rainfall activity.
Kota, Bharatpur, Udaipur and Ajmer divisions are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall between September 3 to 5, said the release, and added that the southern districts along with Jodhpur and Bikaner divisions are likely to witness the same from September 5 to 7.
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall continued to lash several parts of the state over the past two days. In Jaipur, a crocodile strayed out of Sagar Lake in Amer into nearby residential areas late on Monday, after intermittent rainfall led to severe waterlogging in the area, officials said. According to forest officials, as of the time of going to print, the animal has not yet been traced, with search operations continuing on Tuesday.
In Lalsot in Dausa district, the Nalawas dam overflowed and flooded over five villages in Kotkhavda and Chaksu tehsils, officials said. In Sirohi, a body of a man was found on Abu Road on Tuesday, two days after he was reportedly washed away during Ganpati immersion. Pali district witnessed the Sojat-Bilara state highway completely submerged with water while in Ahore in Jalore district, a biker was reported missing after he and two other bikers were swept away by a seasonal stream, officials said, adding that the other two bikers were rescued.
This year's monsoon has been particularly intense for the state capital. Jaipur has already recorded 772.74 mm of rainfall-73% above average. The rain has also significantly boosted water levels in the state's reservoirs, with 370 of the state's 693 dams filled to capacity by Saturday, according to Water Resources Department (WRD) data....
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