New Delhi. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert of heavy rain, landslides and storm in all the states till Tuesday. There are chances of storm blowing at the speed of 40 to 70 kilometers per hour in all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and UP. Apart from this, there is also a possibility of lightning falling at many places. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of heavy rain in many places including Jammu, Kishtwar, Poonch Bandipora and Shopian. At the same time, heavy rain and storm may occur in Kullu, Kangra, Hamirpur, Sirmaur, Bilaspur, Solan and Una of Himachal Pradesh.
The Meteorological Department has said that there are chances of heavy rain in Nainital, Almora, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Chamoli, Bageshwar, Rudraprayag, Pauri Garhwal and Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand. There is a possibility of strong wind in all these districts. People have been asked to remain alert. There may be intermittent heavy and sometimes moderate rain in Delhi and NCR for the next few days. Many districts of Punjab and Haryana may also see monsoon rains and thunderstorms till Monday. Rain and storm are expected in many places of Rajasthan including Ajmer, Alwar, Karauli, Jhalawar, Kota, Sawai Madhopur. It is raining at many places in Eastern and Western UP. Which is likely to continue for the next few days.
According to the weather department, there will be heavy rain and storm conditions in many districts including Bihar's capital Patna. The Meteorological Department has also said that there will be monsoon rain in the next few days in Jharkhand. An alert of heavy rain and strong storm has been issued in most of the districts of the state including Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. At the same time, there are chances of heavy rain in the states of North-East India till August 21. Due to which the flood situation may become dire in many places including Assam. According to the Meteorological Department, there may be light to moderate rain at many places in the states of South India. Due to moisture coming from the Bay of Bengal and formation of low pressure area in large areas of the country, conditions of rain and storm have arisen.