Heavy rain alert in 17 districts of MP:Up to 8 inches of downpour expected in eastern region; thunderstorms likely elsewhere

Jabalpur and other parts of Madhya Pradesh received rain on Friday afternoon. The Meteorological Department has issued alerts for heavy or very heavy rainfall in 17 districts. Rewa, Mauganj, Sidhi, and Singrauli may receive up to 8 inches of rain in the next 24 hours. The heavy rainfall is expected to continue on October 4. Active weather systems Meteorologist Arun Sharma said depressions and deep depressions are active in the eastern and western parts of India. Two cyclonic circulations are also active. One of them is over eastern Madhya Pradesh, which has been causing rainfall since Friday. An alert for heavy rain has been issued for the next 48 hours. Rainfall in 3 districts Sidhi, Singrauli, and Mauganj districts received rain on Friday. In Sidhi, intermittent rain has been falling since around 10:30 AM, with 6.59 inches recorded in 24 hours. In Singrauli, rain started around 3 PM, affecting Baidhan, Devsar, and Sarai areas. Very heavy rainfall alerts have been issued. Rain also occurred in rural areas of Mauganj. Alerts for today The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for very heavy rain in Rewa, Mauganj, Sidhi, and Singrauli. A yellow alert for heavy rain is in place for Jabalpur, Satna, Panna, Maihar, Damoh, Katni, Umaria, Shahdol, Anuppur, Dindori, Mandla, Narsinghpur, and Chhindwara. The system is expected to weaken from Sunday, but light rain may continue in some places. Rain in other areas More than half an inch of rain fell in Narmadapuram. Half an inch of rain was recorded in Datia and Narsinghpur. Drizzling occurred in Bhopal, Indore, Naogaon (Chhatarpur), Sagar, and Tikamgarh. Monsoon departure delayed Monsoon has departed from 12 districts, including Gwalior, Sheopur, Morena, Bhind, Datia, Shivpuri, Guna, Agar-Malwa, Neemuch, Mandsaur, and Ratlam. It has also left parts of Rajgarh and Ashoknagar. The Meteorological Department says conditions are not yet fully favourable, but the monsoon is expected to leave the entire state by October 10. The monsoon arrived in Madhya Pradesh on June 16, one day later than scheduled. Usually, it leaves by October 6, but this year’s new system has delayed the departure. Highest and lowest rainfall Guna received the most rainfall this season, recording 65.6 inches. Mandla-Raisen received more than 62 inches, and Sheopur-Ashoknagar more than 56 inches. The districts with the least rainfall include Shajapur (28.9 inches), Khargone (29.6 inches), Khandwa (32 inches), Barwani (33.5 inches), and Dhar (33.6 inches).