Rajasthan : Monsoon is very kind across the state including the capital Jaipur. Monsoon rain is becoming a disaster in some places. Many cities are submerged due to continuous rain. Due to this, the road route is also getting completely disrupted. Due to heavy rains in Tonk, Bundi and other districts, the situation remains worrisome. Flood-like conditions have arisen in Tonk due to rain. In such a situation, the Tonk Collector has declared a day’s holiday for school children today. Some youths got trapped in the river due to the breaking of the embankment of Ramsagar Dam. Apart from this, water entered the school and houses due to heavy rain. At the same time, three workers died due to the collapse of the factory wall due to heavy rain in Bikaner. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for rain in 21 districts of the state today.
Due to the breaking of the embankment of Ramsagar dam in Malpura tehsil, the fields and barns got submerged. At the same time, due to torrential rains, flood-like conditions arose in more than 12 villages of Tonk district. Water filled houses and schools. Due to this, people had to face trouble. In just three hours of rain, the big pond of Lava village became full. In Pansarotia village of Peeplu, the villagers took out the cattle with the help of ropes. On the way from Devgaon-Mundiakala in Tonk district, the teacher got swept away along with his bike in the flow of water in the drain. The teacher saved his life with his wisdom. Three youths along with a tractor got stuck in the water on the Kekri-Malpura road. A pickup overturned in the strong flow of water in Chandsen village. During this, the villagers stopped the pickup with the help of ropes.
Schools are closed in Tonk today
Tonk Collector Dr. Saumya Jha has declared Saturday holiday in schools due to flood situation and torrential rain. As such, all government and non-government schools from class 1 to 12 in Tonk district are closed today. However, there is no holiday for school staff. The collector said that due to rain, July 6 has been declared a holiday for children in schools and July 7 is a Sunday holiday.
Three died due to wall collapse in Bikaner
Here, Bikaner also witnessed heavy rains. Due to the continuous rain, the wall of a factory collapsed in Shobhasar area of Bikaner. Three people died in this accident. According to the information, it has been raining for two days in Shobhasar of Bichwal Than area. In such a situation, three people including a child died due to the collapse of the wall of an under-construction factory here.
it rained here too
In the last 24 hours, rain has occurred in Jaipur, Tonk, Sikar, Churu, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara, Pratapgarh, Jhunjhunu, Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Nagaur, Chittorgarh, Baran, Kota, Bundi, as well as Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner of western Rajasthan. Drizzling rain continues in Alwar. Heavy rain occurred in Chauth Ka Barwara for about an hour. People had to face a lot of trouble after the track in Sikar got submerged in water. It rained in Nagaur after a sudden dust storm in the evening. Farmers’ faces lit up after heavy rain for about an hour in Merta City area. Seeing the pleasant view of the clouds descending from the sky, an increase in the number of tourists was recorded in Mount Abu. The rivers and streams around Baran town were in spate.
How much water fell where
In the last 24 hours, the highest rainfall was recorded in Malpura of Tonk at 176 mm, Madhorajpura of Jaipur at 163 mm, Sajjangarh of Banswara at 116 mm and Fagi of Jaipur at 82 mm. 181 mm of rain was recorded in Nainwan of Bundi. 110 mm of rain was recorded in Bundi and 95 mm in Hindoli. Waterfalls flowed from the mountains at Dhundheshwar Mahadev site. In Malpura’s Chandsen dam, 334 mm or one foot one inch of water fell in 24 hours. Apart from this, 8.15 inches of rain was recorded in Todaraisingh and more than seven inches of rain was recorded in Tonk.
The weather will remain like this in future
The Meteorological Center Jaipur has issued a forecast for the next two weeks and has predicted that the rain will continue in the state till July 18. Monsoon is likely to remain active in most parts of the state except the south-western parts. Due to the new western disturbance formed over north-eastern Rajasthan of the state
