Due to the heavy rains causing flood-like conditions in some areas of Gujarat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with the Chief Minister and Home Minister of Gujarat and assured them of any assistance needed from the central government.
Tripura has experienced severe disruptions following unprecedented heavy rainfall from August 19 to August 23, leading to intense flooding. The floods caused extensive damage to the telecom infrastructure, resulting in widespread service interruptions.
Keeping in view the forecast of heavy to very heavy rains made by the Meteorological Department in Gujarat, a review meeting was held at the State Emergency Operation Center under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Rajkumar.
As various parts of the state of Gujarat have been witnessing heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday gave instructions regarding the evacuation of people from low-lying areas to safe places.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an alert on Sunday, predicting heavy rainfall in Odisha over the next three days due to a trough extending from South Uttar Pradesh to the Bay of Bengal.
According to officials, the person has been identified as Ramnivas Meena. The officials confirmed that he was returning home after grazing his cattle when he slipped into the river and lost his life.
"A 15-year-old boy died due to drowning in Delhi's Chanakyapuri area. This incident happened at around noon when it was raining heavily. This boy was playing and the flow of water was very fast. After going some distance, the body of the boy was found," said Delhi Police.
Severe waterlogging and massive traffic congestion were witnessed in several parts of Delhi after spells of heavy rain lashed the capital city on Friday morning.
Badrinath National Highway near Gulabkoti was opened for vehicular movements on Friday after it was blocked at several places due to debris following heavy rains in the area. "Gulabkoti has been opened. Work is going on to open the road at all other places" Chamoli police posted on X.