Schools in some districts including Bhopal and Vidisha remained closed for the second day on Tuesday, officials said.Īmid the heavy rains on Monday night, Chouhan inspected the work of power supply restoration around midnight in the Civil Lines area of Bhopal. Some residents complained they faced power outage for more than 30 hours. Rains stopped in Bhopal on Tuesday and the power supply was restored after more than 24 hours in parts of the city, which had witnessed tree falls and traffic snarls over the last couple of days due to heavy showers and strong winds blowing at up to 40 km per hour, officials said.Īfter the long power cut in Bhopal, MP central zone power distribution company called in its workers from neighbouring districts to restore supply in the capital city, an official said. Many parts of MP, including Bhopal, witnessed heavy downpour over the last few days, leading to power supply disruptions in the state capital and other places. The Indian Air Force will deploy two helicopters for relief operations in Madhya Pradesh's flood-hit Vidisha district, officials said on Tuesday.Ĭhief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will also conduct an aerial survey of the rain-affected district on Tuesday, they said. “Almost the entire district is waterlogged,” she said. Jhalawar collector Bharti Dixit said rescue operations are going on at five places in which more than 100 people are being shifted from low-lying areas. People are also being rescued from other locations in the district and shifted to safer places by teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). They are surrounded by water and to rescue them, a requisition for a helicopter has been sent to the disaster management and relief department in Jaipur,” Baran collector Narendra Kumar said. “Nearly 10 people are stuck in Khurai area. The water also entered several residential areas. In Baran district, the water level in Parvati and Parvan river increased on Monday night due to which many low-lying areas faced waterlogging. On Monday, Kota, Jhalawar and some areas in Bundi and Baran reported flood-like situation. Several areas in these districts are waterlogged due to heavy rains and water being released from dams. (PTI)įlood-like situation in Rajasthan's Kota worsened on Tuesday due to incessant rainfall, officials said.Īn Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter has been called to conduct a rescue operation in Baran district while schools in all four districts of Kota division - Kota, Baran, Jhalawar and Bundi - have been shut, they added. The army has been pressed into service in Dholpur, the officials said. Jhalawar Collector Bharti Dixit said that 53 persons have been rescued through boats and 49 others will be airlifted by IAF helicopter from one location.ĭholpur and Karauli are also facing waterlogging. In Jhalawar, the army is engaged in rescue work apart from NDRF and SDRF teams. Rivers like Chambal, Parvan, Parvati, and Kalisindh are flooded and excess water from overflowing dams is being released by opening their gates.īesides, several areas in Udaipur, Chittorgarh and Pratapgarh are also facing trouble due to waterlogging.īaran Collector Narendra Gupta said that around 15 persons have to be airlifted from two locations while 81 individuals have been rescued by NDRF and SDRF teams from three areas. Secretary of Disaster Management and Relief Department Ashutosh Pednekar said army queues have been deployed in Dholpur and Jhalawar districts. Kota, Baran, Jhalawar and Bundi, have been shut, they said.
Rajasthan's three districts - Jhalawar, Dholpur and Baran are affected due to heavy downpours, where the army has been called to carry out rescue operations, officials said on Tuesday.Īn IAF helicopter is also being deployed to airlift more than 50 people stuck in the waterlogged areas in Baran and Jhalawar districts while schools in all four districts of the Kota division.
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