Monsoon 2025 fury: IMD issues red alert for J&K, Himachal, and several other states; Punjab continues to reel under floods
As per the IMD nowcast, moderate to intense spells of rain are expected over the next few hours.
As per the IMD nowcast, moderate to intense spells of rain are expected over the next few hours.
From Punjab, Haryana and Delhi-NCR, to the hilly states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir, heavy rains over the last few days have caused floods, landslides and waterlogging, throwing normal life out of gear.
The Army and the Air Force were on high alert to help the NDRF and SDRF rescuers in relief and rescue operations.
The release of 5 lakh cusecs of water from the Navnera Barrage into the Chambal River has caused the river to swell along most of its course through Rajasthan.
As many as 17 persons were rescued from the strong current of the swollen Banas River near a culvert in Toda Raisingh Nagar of Tonk district on Friday night.
While reviewing the situation of the state with district administrations virtually from Shimla on Thursday, he asked all the Deputy Commissioners to conduct relief and rehabilitation operations for affected individuals on war footing.
He claimed that the Public Works Department (PWD) has again missed its June 15 deadline for completing desilting work of 2, 140, 95 km storm water drains under its control.
More than 30 people trapped in rivers or rivulets in spate were rescued by the SDRF and Civil Defence sleuths in the state.
According to IMD data, Safdarjung and Ayanagar recorded 1.2 mm of rainfall, while Lodhi Road and Palam stations reported trace amounts last night.
According to the weather department, the maximum and minimum temperature was observed as 34.8 and 26.8 degrees Celsius, respectively.
