Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakhs each to the family of the deceased who died in a lightning strike in the state.
According to the Meteorological office, the weather is likely to remain the same for two days which cause rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds in various parts of the state. The Met office has also predicted that some districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh are likely to recei
Looking ahead, the IMD forecast indicates the possibility of light to moderate rain in the plains and mid-hill regions from May 5 to May 8, while higher reaches are likely to witness snowfall. These weather activities are expected to persist over the next 4 to 5 days.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted generally cloudy skies and "with possibility of rainfall and thunderstorm" for Mount Abu until May 10.
The Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, Ronanki Kurmanath, stated that varied weather conditions are expected to persist across the state until Wednesday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for severe thunderstorms with cloud-to-ground lightning activity across multiple states, urging residents to take necessary precautions.
The highest rainfall recorded since 1901 was 119.3mm on May 20, 2021, at SFD Airport. According to IMD, it was associated with the movement of the remnant of the "Tauktae" Cyclone, which crossed the Gujarat coast.
Earlier, the IMD had predicted relatively light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (40-60 km/h), across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand from May 1 to May 6, 2025.