Several places in Kota and Udaipur divisions received heavy rainfall since morning due to which roads leading from villages to the district headquarters got waterlogged. In Jhalawar, Baran and Kota, several villages were inundated while some of the major roads connecting these districts to the nearby villages and towns were waterlogged. Rainfall started in these regions in the morning and continued till the afternoon.
Heavy rainfall was also been witnessed at Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banwara and Chittorgarh since morning. Due to continues rainfall, rainfed rivers and waterbodies got recharged. “Several places in Udaipur and Dungarpur districts witnessed a rainfall varying between 100 mm and 150 mm,” said an officer with Jaipur Met office.
In the evening, Jaipur recived heavy rainfall, which was missing for a long time. Long queues of the vehicles were seen especially at Khatipura Road, Queens Road, Sodala, Ram Mandir, Station Road, JLN Marg and Tonk Road. Almost 50mm of rainfall was recorded between 6pm and 6.45pm.
Traffic snarls were witnessed at many places in the city amid the heavy rainfall
At Amba Bari, the civil defence team rescued a family that got stuck inside their car after their vehicle broke down. “Our team reached and bailed them out and pushed the vehicle from the rainfed nullah near Amba Bari. They were all safe,” said an officer in the civil defence team.
Walled City areas and the shops in the basement witnessed waterlogging while people staying in low lying colonies including Jawahar Nagar Kachchi Basti and other areas at Bhatta Basti had a troublesome time.
Jaipur Met forecast heavy rainfall in Udaipur and Kota divisions and some parts of Jaipur, Ajmer and Bharatpur divisions.
