Flood-like situation in many states of the country due to continuous rain, The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain; and chaos in hilly areas.

Posted on 1st Jul 2025 by rohit kumar

Life has been disrupted in many places due to the rain after the monsoon reached the entire country. Flood-like conditions have arisen in many states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha.

 

The Indian Meteorological Department has alerted Central India, Uttarakhand and Haryana due to the danger of floods. IMD Director General Mrityunjay Mahapatra said in an online press briefing that good rains are expected in Uttarakhand and Haryana.

 

Rainfall is likely to be below normal in large parts of the Northeast, many areas of eastern India and parts of the southern peninsula. Above normal temperatures may be seen in some parts of the Northeast, Northwest, East and Southern Peninsula.

 

Heavy rains may occur in these states

Heavy rainfall may occur in eastern Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Vidarbha and adjoining areas of Telangana and parts of Gujarat and Maharashtra. He said that this type of rain pattern usually occurs when the monsoon trough shifts southward from its normal position and when several low pressure systems are formed.

 

Usually, five low pressure systems form in July and move in the west-northwest direction. Rainfall may increase in most parts of eastern Rajasthan from July 1. In the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain was recorded at some places in the state, along with cloudy weather and heavy rain was seen at some places.

 

Heavy rain in Uttar Pradesh, six dead Monsoon has now completely covered the state. On Monday, there was heavy rain in all parts of the state throughout the day. Sometimes light and sometimes heavy intermittently. People had to face waterlogging in many districts including Kanpur, Farrukhabad, Bulandshahr, Agra.

 

Accidents caused by rain

 

A mother and son died due to the current of the electric wire that fell during the rain, three people died in incidents of roof and wall collapse, two people died due to lightning. Amidst the rain, the water level of rivers in the state also continues to rise. Along with Ganga-Yamuna, the water level has increased in Sharda, Ramganga and Ken, Chandrawal rivers.

 

Flood water has started reaching the coastal villages. People have started migrating in search of safe places. The administration is also constantly monitoring the situation. Five-storey building collapsed in Shimla, three died due to rain A five-storey building collapsed in Bhattakufar, Shimla on Monday morning amid heavy rain.

 

Excavation has been banned in the urban area of ​​​​Shimla during the entire rainy season. An employee died due to electric shock due to waterlogging in the divisional workshop of HRTC Mandi located at Souli Khad, while an old woman died due to drowning in Ali Khad in Jukhaala in Bilaspur. An elderly man died due to falling in Bagachunaugi of Seraj in Mandi district.

 

Orange alert in Uttarakhand-Punjab

 

259 roads in the state are closed for traffic. According to the latest forecast of the Meteorological Department, a yellow alert has been issued for very heavy rain in three districts of the state on Tuesday. During this time, a warning of sudden flood has been issued in Kangra, Mandi and Sirmaur.

 

Orange alert for heavy rain in Uttarakhand and Punjab In Uttarakhand, the journey to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Hemkund Sahib has become smooth since Monday morning. The journey to Yamunotri Dham could not be started and more than a thousand pilgrims are stuck at the halts.

 

Char Dham Yatra postponed

 

The Yamunotri highway in Uttarkashi is damaged at three places and it may take two days to open. The Char Dham Yatra was postponed on Sunday due to heavy rain and highway being blocked.

 

The Meteorological Center has also issued an orange alert for heavy rain in Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Pauri, Rudraprayag, Nainital and Bageshwar on Tuesday. On the other hand, according to the forecast of the Meteorological Department in Punjab, an orange alert has been issued for heavy rain in many districts of Punjab on July 1.