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Monsoon hits Rajasthan

Heavy rainfall in U.P., toll climbs to 38 in the State

JAIPUR: The monsoon made its way into most parts of Rajasthan bringing scattered rains across the desert State even as a man died in a rain-related mishap in Jaipur on Tuesday.

The rains since last night brought a respite from the heat and steady dizzles were witnessed in Udaipur, Dholpur, Alwar, Jhunjhunu and some other districts.

``The northern limit of the monsoon passed through Ajmer, Churu and Ganganagar brought good rains at these places while Jaipur district recorded 35.4 mm rainfall,'' met officials said. The officials said the monsoon had started moving towards northern and eastern Rajasthan and was likely cover the entire state in the next two days.

Maximum temperatures stayed below 35 degrees Celsius as the dip in the mercury continued for a second consecutive day.

In a rain-related mishap, a newspaper hawker was electrocuted after he touched a live wire in the shutter of a shop he was trying to insert the paper into during a drizzle in Jaipur this morning. He was identified as Bajranglal Gupta, 45, police said.

Meanwhile, heavy rainfall was reported from most parts of Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours and the trend is likely to continue for the next couple of days.

Meanwhile, the toll in rain-related incidents climbed to 38 following three more deaths in Moradabad and Ferozabad districts.

Good amount of rainfall was recorded in Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Faizabad, Kanpur, Allahabad, Lucknow, Moradabad and Bareilly divisions.

Temperature plunged below normal in Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Faizabad and Allahabad divisions. Central Water Commission (CWC) here said all major rivers including Ganga, Yamuna, Ghagra, Gomti, Rapti, Ken and Sharda were rising, but were yet below the danger mark.

Flash floods in Bihar

Around 80 villages of Bhagalpur district of Bihar have been submerged as flash flood hit the area following breaches in embankment of Chandan river this morning.

Sub-divisional officer Dhananjay Thakur said the affected villages were under the jurisdiction of Jagdishpur, Gauradih, Sabour, Sonaula and Kahalgaon blocks.

Traffic was disrupted along NH-80 and 81 as several stretches of the road were inundated. PTI & UNI

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