Rain in Bhopal since morning: 42 inches of rain has fallen so far; Gates of Bhadbhada-Kaliyasot Dam closed
It has been raining in the capital Bhopal since Tuesday morning. At 10 am, heavy rain fell in Kolar area, while water fell at many places including MP Nagar, Karond, Bairasia Road, Raisen Road, Ayodhya Bypass. The weather department has predicted light to heavy rain throughout the day today.
Bhopal has received 98 percent of the season’s rain which is 36.7 inches of water. Lightning struck the temple in the Mayur complex; water filled in many areas.
Lightning struck the temple located in the Mayuri complex in Bhopal on Saturday afternoon.Bhopal requires less than 1 inch of water is needed to complete the quota of the season’s rain. Due to heavy rain on Friday night, 2-2 sluice gates of Bhadbhada and Kaliyasot Dam remained open till noon on Saturday. After this they were closed.
Water inflow continued in Kolar Dam near Bhopal. At 3:30 pm, lightning struck the Ram temple located in the Mayuri complex in Ayodhya Nagar area. Due to this the temple got damaged. At the same time, it kept raining throughout the day.
The rain has started again from 2 pm. Due to this, many areas of the city have become wet. The road at Dak Bungalow crossing was filled with water up to one feet.
The Meteorological Department has issued an alert of heavy rain today. Here, after the gate of Kaliyasot Dam was opened, the settlements on the river bank have been alerted.
The gates of Kaliyasot Dam were closed in the afternoon. After this, people went down to the Kaliyasot river to catch fish. A large number of people kept roaming in the river. Crocodiles and tigers also roam in this area.
On Saturday, two gates of Kaliyasot and Bhadbhada Dam remained open.
Both the gates of Kaliyasot Dam were closed in the afternoon. After this, the water in the river ended and people went down to catch fish.Rain started after 2 pm in Bhopal. Sometimes it is raining heavily and sometimes lightly.
Intermittent rain continues in Bhopal. Two gates of Bhadbhada Dam in Bhopal are open. The gates were opened on Friday night after the big pond was filled to the brim.
After a break of 8 days, the capital is getting drenched again in the last days of August. It has been raining heavily and lightly for the last 4 days. This also increased the water level of the big pond.On Friday evening, the water level reached 1666.80 feet. After this, the gates of Bhadbhada and Kaliyasot dams were opened at night. Water is flowing fast, which is passing through the Kaliyasot river. In such a situation, residents of low-lying areas like Damkheda, Samardha Tola have been alerted. People can be shifted if the water level rises.According to the Meteorological Department, there is a trend of 13 inches of rain in Bhopal in August. This time, more than 12 inches of water has rained so far. At the same time, more than 36 inches of rain has fallen in the season, which is about 98 percent of the season.Monsoon’s indifference was also seen in August. There was good rain in Bhopal for the first 4 days, but after that only light rain continued. Due to this, the quota could not be full till August, but now the period of heavy rains has started again.