One NDRF team in Nagpur to deal with flood-like situation
Nagpur: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Tuesday, issued an Orange Alert for Nagpur, Gondia, Gadchiroli, Amravati and Akola for July 8 and 9. The weather department has predicted heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in these districts during that period.
In view of heavy rainfall, a total of eight National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in which five are in Mumbai and one each in Nagpur, Chiplun and Malad. Keeping the alert in mind, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde directed the District Collectors to take necessary precautions and keep a vigil and control the situation.
According to IMD, the Low Pressure Area now lies over central parts of Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood with the associated cyclonic circulation extending up to mid tropospheric levels tilting southwestwards with height. The monsoon trough is also active and south of its normal position. An off-shore trough at mean sea level runs from Gujarat coast to Maharashtra coast. Under their influence fairly widespread or widespread rainfall with thunderstorm and lightning very likely over Vidarbha, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Telangana, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha during next 5 days.
In last 24 hours, Yavatmal (101 mm) received the highest three digit rainfall. However, Akola (42 mm), Amravati (49.4 mm), Buldhana (11 mm), Bramhapuri (45.4 mm), Chandrapur (26.8 mm), Gadchiroli (68 mm), Gondia (67 mm), Nagpur (28 mm), Wardha (78.6 mm) and Washim (18.8 mm) also received rainfalls in double digit in last 24 hours.