New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Heavy rains have continued to lash parts of India, especially Uttarakhand, Haryana and Delhi-NCR, with forecasts warning of more downpours in the coming days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded an alert for more showers in Haryana in the coming days and districts have asked its schools to remain closed today, September 2.

Incessant rains over the past few days led to an increase in the water levels of some rivers, including the Yamuna on Monday, prompting authorities to open the floodgates of the Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar district. In Gurugram, there is a prediction of heavy to very heavy rainfall.

The Met department has forecast widespread rainfall, with heavy to very heavy showers at is...