Rajasthan: The capital city of Rajasthan, Jaipur, received heavy rainfall on Saturday, which led to waterlogging in many areas. Authorities are engaged in recovery and rescue operations to normalise the situation. The State Disaster Response Force in Jaipur issued a helpline number, 0141-2759903.
Waterlogging was observed in several areas of the capital city, such as Tonk Road, SMS Hospital premises, B2 Bypass, Jawahar Nagar, and Vidyadhar Nagar. The weather office has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Bhilwara, Kota, Pali, and Hanumangarh, along with other districts, forecasting showers and thunderstorms for the next two-three hours on Sunday.
Downpour in Jaipur. pic.twitter.com/u11tjSM08V
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On Sunday, the weather forecast for Jaipur indicated a “partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers.” To assess the situation in rain-affected areas, Rajasthan’s food and civil supplies minister, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, visited several places in the city.
Drainage Mukt Bharat.
What should Jaipur miss out on the fun? pic.twitter.com/xGCWIHBUq4
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The meteorological department in Jaipur mentioned that the rain intensity in the state would temporarily decrease due to the formation of a new circulation system. However, heavy rainfall activities are expected to resume in districts under the Bharatpur and Jaipur divisions of north-east Rajasthan starting from August 1. On August 2, Jaipur and Bharatpur have been forecasted to receive ‘very heavy rainfall.’
