Porni Banerjee | ২৮ জুলাই ২০২৪ ১৭ : ২৫Porni Banerjee

Brace yourselves up for inclement weather condition as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall alert accompanied by thunderstorms and floods for several states.

The IMD has issued a red alert for heavy rain in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, which will continue for the next two days. Besides, heavy downpours are likely in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh from today till July 31.

Meanwhile, moderate rain along with thundershowers is predicted over Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Punjab for the next five days. Moderate rainfall is forecast over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan on Sunday and Monday.

In addition, a warning of incessantly heavy lashes is also in place for Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry today. Moderate to heavy rain is expected over Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Tripura, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh from Monday to Tuesday.

The IMD forecasts also brought into limelight moderate rains in Mumbai expected from Monday to Wednesday. A data released by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) showed that the city witnessed 20 incidents of tree collapses, partial house collapses and short circuits between Friday and Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, Pune residents are getting ready for more showers as as the IMD issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall till July 31. This prompted around 3,000 citizens to shift to temporary shelters. Officials also said that at least  5,800 people moved to safer shelters after the water of River Panchganga started flowed beyond the danger mark.

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