IMD warns of widespread rainfall across various regions of country till Friday

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of widespread rainfall across various regions of the country till Friday. 

 

India Meteorological Department, IMD has forecast very heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Wednesday and Thursday.

 

In a statement IMD said, Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh, and East Rajasthan are expected to get heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall on Wednesday.

 

In southern India, including south interior and coastal Karnataka, Kerala, and Telangana, and central India including Odisha, Goa and Maharashtra have also been issued an orange alert till Thursday

 

It has also warned of heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall



in Andhra Pradesh, Konkan, and Goa during the next three to four days. Isolated heavy rainfall is also very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya during the next five days.

 

For Delhi, the IMD said, the city can continue to expect high moisture and high temperature.  It said Delhi may get light to moderate rainfall tonight.

 

Meanwhile, the river Yamuna was flowing above the danger mark at 205.33 meter in the national capital.  This rise in water level has raised fresh concerns of a flood-like situation in Delhi and neighbouring regions. Yamuna water level had hit an all-time high of 208.66  meter on 13 July.