Heavy Rains: Orange alert issued in these southern states for next 3 days
The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert on Friday for very heavy rainfall in Konkan, Goa and Coastal Karnataka during 24-26 June.
The IMD has further issued a warning for extremely heavy rainfall over ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra on 24 and 25 June and over south Gujarat state on 25 June.
Rainfall Predictions
-Heavy rainfall likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during next 5 days.
-Very heavy rainfall also likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal during 26-28 June and over Arunachal Pradesh on 27 and 28 June
-Rainfall activity likely to increase over Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh from 27 June
-Widespread rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning very likely to continue over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha and Gangetic West Bengal during next 5 days.
-Heavy rainfall likely over Gangetic West Bengal on 24 June, over Odisha during 24-26 and 28 June, over Bihar and Chhattisgarh during 24-28 June, over Vidarbha during 26-28 June and over East Madhya Pradesh on 27 and 28 June
Due to very heavy rainfall over Konkan and Goa and Coastal Karnataka during next 3 days-
Impact Expected
-Localized Flooding of roads, water logging in low lying areas and closure of underpasses mainly in urban areas of the above region.
-Occasional reduction in visibility due to heavy rainfall.
-Disruption of traffic in major cities due to water logging in roads leading to increased travel time.
-Minor damage to kutcha roads.
-Possibilities of damage to vulnerable structure.
-Localized Landslides/Mudslides
-Damage to horticulture and standing crops in some areas due to inundation.
-It may lead to riverine flooding in some river catchments
Action Suggested
-Check for traffic congestion on your route before leaving for your destination.
-Follow any traffic advisories that are issued in this regard.
-Avoid going to areas that face the water logging problems often.
-Avoid staying in vulnerable structure.
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