CURATED BY – BHAGWAN DAS BERAGI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Shajapur, rivers and streams overflowed due to continuous rain from the sky and many rural areas lost contact with the district headquarters. Due to the activity of monsoon, the process of raining of clouds continues intermittently and this is the reason that on Saturday also, sometimes it rained heavily and sometimes with drizzle and due to this, due to the overflowing of Lakhundar river, traffic on Bhadouni culvert, Mahupura Chillar river, Sapripura, Badshahi bridge, Jaiheda-Bariheda, Bijana culvert was closed. It is worth mentioning that due to continuous rain from the sky, many culverts in Shajapur and surrounding rural areas were occupied by water. Due to rain, the Lakhundar river overflowed at Bhadouni bridge and the Chillar river overflowed at Sapripura bridge due to which the traffic was completely closed. In view of safety, the police installed barricades on the bridges so that people could be prevented from crossing the bridge.

19.3 mm average rainfall

19.3 mm average rainfall was recorded in the district till 8 am on Saturday. According to the information received, the highest rainfall of 36 mm was recorded in Tehsil Anvatipur Barodia. Similarly, 14 mm rainfall was recorded in Tehsil Shajapur, 18 mm in Mo. Barodia, 7 mm in Shujalpur, 12 mm in Kalapipal, 22 mm in Gulana and 26 mm in Polaykalan. Thus, from 01 June 2024 till now, Shajapur has received 358 mm, Mo Barodia has received 348 mm, Shujalpur has received 404 mm, Kalapipal has received 568 mm, Gulana has received 233 mm, Polaykalan has received 204.9 and An. Barodia has received 356 mm of average rainfall. In this way, the total average rainfall has been 353.7 mm.