Jaipur, Jul 3 (PTI) The southwest monsoon has brought widespread rainfall across Rajasthan, with Sambhar in Jaipur district recording the highest rainfall of 8 cm during the 24-hour period ending Friday morning.
The monsoon advanced and covered more areas in Udaipur, Jaipur and Ajmer divisions on Friday.
Nimbahera in Chittorgarh district, Kekri in Ajmer, Phagi in Jaipur and Buhana in Jhunjhunu recorded 7 cm each, while Kotri in Bhilwara received 6 cm. Several other places recorded rainfall below 6 cm till Friday morning since yesterday.
Several places in eastern Rajasthan witnessed thunderstorms, gusty winds and light to moderate rainfall during the past 24 hours, while isolated places recorded heavy rainfall. Parts of western Rajasthan also received
light to moderate rain accompanied by gusty winds, according to the Met department.
Heavy rainfall led to waterlogging in urban areas of Chittorgarh, Bhilwara and Rajsamand districts. Water accumulation also occurred in several villages in these districts.
In the state capital Jaipur, rainwater entered the trauma centre of the state’s largest government-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) hospital.
The rainwater entered the emergency ward, ECG room and X-ray section and caused significant inconvenience to patients, their attendants and hospital staff.
In Chittorgarh district, overnight rain in Kapasan and Nimbahera tehsils blocked several roads.
Nagaur recorded 18.5 mm of rain between Friday morning and evening.
The weather department has forecast torrential rain in several districts of eastern and southeastern Rajasthan over the coming days. It has also warned of moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms at isolated places in the Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Bharatpur and Jaipur divisions during the next five to seven days.
Extremely heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places in districts under the Kota division, the department said. PTI SDA APL APL
