Monsoon has covered the entire country on July 2, six days before its scheduled time. Heavy rains are occurring in most of the states of the country. The situation is worse in the northeastern part. Flood situation has arisen in Manipur and Assam due to rain. Schools and colleges in Manipur have been closed till Thursday. At the same time, about five people have died in Nagaland due to rain-related incidents in the last few days.

Heavy rain warning in these states

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert of very heavy rain in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram and heavy rain in 9 states - Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala.

Heavy rain forecast till July 7
The India Meteorological Department has released the forecast for tomorrow i.e. July 4. According to the Meteorological Department, light to moderate rainfall with lightning and thunder may occur in the north-west and central parts of the country during the next four days. Heavy to very heavy rains are likely at some places in western Uttar Pradesh on July 3 and 4. Heavy to very heavy rains are expected at isolated places in Uttarakhand during the next three days. Heavy to very heavy rains are expected at isolated places in Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya during July 4 to 6. Heavy to very heavy rains are likely at isolated places in central Maharashtra during July 5 to 7.

At the same time, weather assessment agency Skymet says that moderate to heavy rains are possible in some parts of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand during the next 24 hours. Northeast India, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi, East Gujarat, Coastal Karnataka, Konkan and Goa, parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands may receive light to moderate rain with heavy rain at some places. While light to moderate rains may occur in the Gangetic plains of West Bengal, East Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Odisha, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Saurashtra and Kutch and Lakshadweep. At the same time, light rain is possible in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Rayalaseema, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Tamil Nadu.

Flood situation worsens in Assam

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the flood-affected areas and said that such a situation of flood has arisen due to geographical factors. He said that heavy rains in the high altitude areas of China, Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh have caused floods in Assam which is beyond the control of the state. Due to continuous rains for the last few days, the northeastern states including Assam are facing floods. The situation in Assam is extremely serious and more than 16.25 lakh people have been affected in 27 districts of the state. All the rivers including Brahmaputra are in spate in the state. 28 districts of the state including Barpeta, Cachar, Darang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup are badly affected by the second wave of floods. Lakhimpur district has the highest number of 1.65 lakh people affected by the floods.

Damage to Kaziranga Park, infrastructure
Embankments, roads, bridges and other structures have suffered heavy damage. So far 48 people have lost their lives. Along with the local administration, teams of NDRF, SDRF, emergency services and Air Force are engaged in relief and rescue work. Three lakh people have taken shelter in 490 relief camps in different districts. Flood water is continuously rising in Kaziranga National Park. So far 167 wildlife camps have been submerged. Eight camps have been evacuated. 11 animals have drowned in Kaziranga, while 65 have been rescued.

60,000 people affected in Arunachal

Major rivers in Arunachal Pradesh are flowing above the danger mark. Namsai, Lohit, Changlang and East Siang districts have been most affected by the floods. 60,000 people have been affected by the floods in the state. The local administration has asked people to stay away from rivers and streams. Manipur's Imphal West and Imphal East districts were flooded due to the breaking of two major embankments due to rain. Flood water has entered many residential areas. About three kilometers of the India-Myanmar road has been flooded and more than a thousand people have been affected. Relief and rescue operations are underway.

Favorable conditions for rain across the country

According to the IMD, favorable conditions have been created for monsoon rains across the country. Due to this, a yellow alert has been issued for light to moderate rain at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand in the east and Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat for the next four days.

Red alert for rain in Uttarakhand-Assam today

Heavy rain is expected in Assam and Uttarakhand and a red alert has been issued for both the states. At the same time, an orange alert has been issued for heavy to very heavy rains in eastern Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Bihar, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya.

Five people died due to rain in Nagaland

About five people have died due to rain incidents in Nagaland in the last few days. Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) Joint Chief Executive Officer Johnny Ruangmei said that on June 28, two boys of Kejok village in Tuensang district were swept away in Ayong Nullah. On June 29, a youth was swept away in the Dzuwuru river in Kohima district, but his body could not be recovered. On Monday, a youth drowned in Nasonji Lake in Tseminyu district. On July 1, a man was swept away by a strong current in Nguhaiu in Noklak district and the body was later found. At the same time, there have been reports of several landslides in Mokokchung district. With the water level rising in many rivers of the state after continuous rains in the past few days, the NSDMA has requested people to avoid fishing or picnics during the monsoon season.

About three kilometers of the India-Myanmar road has been flooded and more than a thousand people have been affected. Relief and rescue operations are underway.

Many roads including Badrinath-Yamunotri highway closed

Due to the rain in Uttarakhand since Tuesday, many roads were closed due to debris. While the Badrinath highway in Chamoli was blocked for more than 12 hours due to the debris, the traffic on the Yamunotri highway in Uttarkashi was also halted for about three hours. Due to this, the pilgrims of Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib and Yamunotri Dham were troubled. Here, many roads were also blocked due to heavy debris in Pauri, Tehri and Rudraprayag. The Pauri-Kotdwar highway could be opened on Wednesday morning. Due to this, about 300 people were stranded there overnight.

A part of the bridge was damaged due to a tanker going to Leh

Keylong (Lahaul-Spiti). Due to damage to the Bailey bridge in Sarchu, the movement of vehicles on the Manali-Leh route remained halted for 19 hours. On Wednesday evening around 4:00 pm, the Border Roads Organisation repaired the bridge and sent the vehicles stopped on both sides towards their destination. BRO's Bailey bridge near Sarchu got damaged around 9:00 pm on Tuesday night. The Border Roads Organisation stopped the movement of vehicles in view of the repair of the bridge. Due to this, there was a long queue of vehicles on both sides.