Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has called an urgent meeting to review operations in wake of excessive rainfall in the state on Thursday. The meeting will be held at the CM House in Bhopal.
All the divisional commissioners, Inspector General of Police (IG), Commissioner of Police, District Collectors and Superintendent of police (SP) will be joining the meeting via video conferencing.
Heavy rain expected in state
The state has experienced heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours, leading to the opening of various dams to release the excess water. Two gates of Kaliyasot Dam and one gate of Bhadbhada Dam were opened on Wednesday due to heavy rain in Bhopal. Moreover, the Gates of Tighra dam situated at Tighra near Gwalior were also opened on Wednesday.
According to the Meteorological Department, heavy rain with lightning is most likely to happen in Morena, Gwalior, Sheopur Kalan, Shivpuri, Bhind and Ashoknagar district between morning and noon hours. Also, Datia, Niwari, Tikamgarh, Guna, Vidisha, Raisen, Sagar, Damoh, Chhatarpur and Panna districts.
Light rain with lightning is likely to occur in Bhopal, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Agar Malwa, Sehore, Narmadapuram, Harda, Khandwa, Khargone, Burhanpur, Barwani, Dhar, Indore, Dewas, Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Chhindwara, Pandhurna, Betul, Seoni, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Mandla, Dindori, Shahdol, Anuppur, Katni, Umaria, Satna, Maihar, Rewa, Mauganj and Sidhi districts might witness Moderate rain with lightning.
The Meteorological Department has alerted five districts such as Bhind, Shivpuri, Ashoknagar, Vidisha, Raisen and Sagar of heavy rain. It is expected to have 204.5mm rain.
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Orange Alert
The Meteorological Department also issued an orange alert in Morena, Sheopur, Gwalior, Datia, Guna, Niwari, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Damoh and Panna district. These districts might receive 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm rain.
Additionally, yellow alert has been issued in the remaining districts of the state.
