Delhi is set to witness continued monsoon activity over the next few days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting generally cloudy skies, intermittent light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds, even as temperatures remain below the seasonal average.
The weather department has warned that gusty winds of up to 70 kmph, lightning and heavy rainfall could disrupt transport, damage power infrastructure and affect standing crops in several parts of the country.
Heavy rain warnings have also been issued for Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and Gangetic West Bengal, while Uttarakhand is expected to come under a heavy rainfall alert from July 15 before the wet spell extends to parts of the western Himalayas later this week.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday paid an emotional tribute to Padma Vibhushan awardee and internationally acclaimed Pandavani exponent Dr Teejan Bai in the Legislative Assembly during the Monsoon Session.
Uttar Pradesh has witnessed cooler weather conditions across the state, including the capital, due to monsoon rains.
He said for the first time, Delhi is witnessing governance without conflicts and blame games.
Torrential monsoon rains wreaked havoc across Kerala on Friday, triggering landslides, flooding, widespread power outages, and disruption of daily life.
Relentless monsoon rains have plunged large parts of Northeast India into chaos, triggering landslides, flash floods, and severe infrastructure collapse.
The Manipur government has sounded an Orange Alert Warning has been sounded in the state following heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday.
The pre-monsoon showers have wreaked havoc in Bandel and the surrounding panchayat areas, with most residential zones now submerged in stagnant rainwater. Ground floors of many homes are inundated, leaving residents with no option but to wade through the dirty, accumulated water.
