Assam: Heavy rainfall batters Guwahati, normal life disrupted

The streets of Anil Nagar and Chandmari areas in Guwahati have been severely waterlogged disrupting normal life following heavy rainfall in the regionThe India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a weeklong forecast predicting continuous rainfall in GuwahatiA resident of Anil Nagar urged the administration for a solutionWater fell during the night and there is so much water that it has filled up How will we come and go here I want to tell the administration that we need a diversion here because without diversion there is no solution the resident saidAlerts have been issued for various parts of the country including Assam and Meghalaya where heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected until June 20IMD has specifically warned of exceptionally heavy rainfall on June 18Assam amp Meghalaya is very likely to get isolated heavy 6451155 mm to very heavy rainfall 11552044 mm on 16th amp 17th June and exceptionally heavy rainfall on 18th June whereas likely to get heavy 6451155 mm to very heavy rainfall 11552044 mm on 19 amp 20th June IMD said on its official Twitter account on SundayMeanwhile in response to the flooding Chief Engineer Project Swastik and his team conducted an assessment of floodaffected areas in SikkimChief Engineer Project Swastik and team conducted a detailed recce of floodhit Sikkim Early road restoration plan to Mangan and foot evacuation of stranded tourists have been coordinated with the State Administration by BRO SikkimFloods Guwahati Ministry of Defence said in a tweet on XIMD forecasts heavy to very heavy rainfall in SubHimalayan West Bengal and Sikkim from June 1617 and subsequently from June 1820Meanwhile parts of Porbandar city in Gujarat witnessed heavy rainfall bringing relief to residents amidst rising temperaturesHeavy rainfall 6451155 mm to very heavy rainfall 11552044 mm at isolated places very likely over SubHimalayan West Bengal amp Sikkim during 1617 June and heavy 6451155 mm to very heavy rainfall 11552044 mm during 1820 June 2024 IMD said in a post on XSimilarly Arunachal Pradesh is expected to experience isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall on June 1617 followed by heavy rainfall from June 1820IMD on Sunday said Arunachal Pradesh is very likely to get isolated heavy 6451155 mm to very heavy rainfall 11552044 mm on 16th amp 17th June and likely to get heavy 6451155 mm to very heavy rainfall 11552044 mm during 18th20th June 2024In contrast heat wave conditions are anticipated in parts of Uttar Pradesh on June 20 2024 IMD emphasizes the importance of safety measures during these weather conditionsHeat wave to severe heat wave conditions are expected over many parts of Uttar Pradesh HaryanaChandigarhDelhi and some isolated areas including Jammu division Himachal Pradesh Punjab Rajasthan Bihar and Jharkhand on various dates between June 1720Heat wave conditions are likely to occur in different parts of Uttar Pradesh on June 20 2024 India Meteorological Departments continuous efforts our society should remain safe IMD said in a tweet on XHeat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely over many parts of Uttar Pradesh and some parts of HaryanaChandigarhDelhi on 18th June 2024 and heat wave conditions are likely over isolated places over Jammu division Himachal Pradesh Punjab Rajasthan Bihar and Jharkhand it addedHeat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely over many parts of Uttar Pradesh and some parts of Uttarakhand HaryanaChandigarhDelhi and Punjab on 17th June 2024 and Himachal Pradesh Jammu Division Uttarakhand Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Gangetic West Bengal Bihar and some parts of Jharkhand the tweet saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever