IMD's Heavy Rainfall Forecast For These States After Sudden Downpour Paralyses Delhi

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heavy rainfall across north India for the next five days. According to the weather department, downpour may occur in isolated areas in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, east Rajasthan, and west Madhya Pradesh during this period.Recently, Delhi received record-breaking rain, highest in 88 years, leading to a drop in temperatures. This unprecedented rainfall, however, put a significant strain on the city's drainage system with several areas, including the high-profile Lutyens zone, reporting waterlogging. Eleven people have died in rain-related incidents in the national capital so far.An 'orange alert' has been issued for heavy downpour and thunderstorms in Himachal Pradesh from June 30 to July 2, the meteorological centre said. Three roads in Kangra, Kullu and Solan districts have been closed for traffic following heavy rains in the state on Saturday. Seventy-six transformers were also disrupted, official data said.In the past 24 hours, Dharampur recorded the highest rainfall of 62.4 mm, followed by 52.4 mm in Dharamshala, Kasauli 39 mm, Jubbarhatti 33.6 mm, Baijnath 20 mm.Neighbouring Uttarakhand has also been witnessing heavy rain. According to reports, the incesssant rain caused water to enter homes and left major roads in Haridwar waterlogged. Several cars were also swept away after flooding in the Sukhi river.The weather office has also warned of heavy rainfall in Rajasthan during the next few days even as monsoon rain continues unabated in the state. Light to moderate rainfall was recorded in some places while a few others like Raisinghnagar recorded heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours. According to met office, Raisinghnagar in western Rajasthan recorded the highest rainfall at 72.3 mm and Kaman (Bharatpur) in eastern part of the state witnessed 68 mm of rain.The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of east Uttar Pradesh and some areas of west Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, it said.Conditions are favourable for the monsoon to advance into more parts of west Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, and the remaining areas of west Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu over the next two to three days, it added.With inputs from PTI