Heavy Rain Lashes J&K's Reasi, Orange Alert Issued Till July 23; Helicopter Services Hit
Heavy rainfall disrupted helicopter services in Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir. IMD issued an orange alert till July 23.
Heavy rainfall lashed Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. The rain led to disruptions in helicopter services in the the district where revered Mata Vaishno Devi shrine is situated.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issued an orange alert for the region, forecasting heavy rainfall from today till July 23.
Despite the adverse weather, devotees continued to arrive at the holy cave shrine for darshan of the Goddess. The entire shrine complex, including the Bhawan area, was enveloped by dense clouds that reduced visibility in the area.
Authorities have urged pilgrims and visitors to stay updated with weather advisories.
Besides Jammu and Kashmir, the IMD predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in several states, including in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala & Mahe, Punjab and Uttarakhand.
'Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall very likely at isolated places over Bihar, Chhattisgarh, East Uttar Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Jharkhand, Kerala & Mahe, Punjab and Uttarakhand," the IMD tweeted.
'Heavy Rainfall very likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Coastal Karnataka, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Konkan & Goa, Lakshadweep, Madhya Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, South Interior Karnataka, Sub Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Tamil Nadu Puducherry & Karaikal and West Uttar Pradesh," the IMD further wrote on X.
Rain Lashes Delhi
Meanwhile, heavy rain lashed several parts of the national capital on Wednesday, bringing down the temperatures. The areas that received rain included those in Central Delhi, South Delhi and South East Delhi.
Delhi on Wednesday recorded a minimum temperature of 24.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's normal, the weather office said. The relative humidity at 8.30am was 89 per cent.
The air quality was recorded in the satisfactory category as the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 9am stood at 60.
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