New Delhi, June 20 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for the national capital region today, forecasting wet spells until June 23. Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland brace for heavy rains on June 20 amid IMD's orange alert.

"Isolated heavy rainfall also likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during 22nd-24th, Gangetic West Bengal on 22nd & 25th, Bihar during 20th-23rd; Jharkhand, Odisha during 19th-22nd, Madhya Pradesh during 20th-25th June with very heavy rainfall over Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand on 20th, East Madhya Pradesh on 21st; Madhya Pradesh on 24th & 25th and over Chhattisgarh on 20th June," IMD said in its latest press release.

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