Floods in 17 districts of UP, schools closed in Lucknow-Ayodhya: Boats run on roads in Prayagraj; 275 people have died in MP so far

Normal life has been severely affected by the floods in UP. 17 districts of the state have been submerged in water. All schools up to Class 12 in Lucknow, Ayodhya and Ambedkarnagar are closed. In the last 24 hours, 12 people have died due to rain in the state. Ganga water has entered more than one lakh houses in Varanasi and Prayagraj. The water level in the Ganga has crossed the danger mark. All 84 ghats in Varanasi have been submerged. Boats are running on the roads in Prayagraj. Thousands of people have left their homes. Due to heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh, rivers and rivulets are overflowing in many areas. Since the onset of monsoon in the state from June 16 till July, 275 people have lost their lives in accidents caused by floods. The government has given these figures in the assembly. In Rajasthan, after the rains, the heat and humidity have started increasing now. In many cities, the temperature rose by 1 to 6 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Jaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, most of the districts of Kota division remained clear during the day. It did not rain anywhere except Bharatpur. Pictures of rain and floods in the states... There is no red alert for rain anywhere on Monday. The rainfall has decreased across the country. The met department has not issued a red alert for rain anywhere on Monday. An orange alert has been issued for rain in 11 states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Meanwhile, a yellow alert has been issued in 14 states, including Delhi and Madhya Pradesh. Weather conditions in the states... Heavy rain warning has been issued in 8 districts including Gwalior, Chhatarpur, Mandakini river in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. It rained in these districts on Sunday as well. On the other hand, due to the rising water level of the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh, the Mandakini river in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, is in flood. Due to this, more than 100 shops have been flooded. Rajasthan: Rain alert in 5 districts, schools in Jhalawar closed; The Rajasthan Meteorological Department on Monday issued a yellow alert for rain in five districts of the state. The weather is expected to remain dry or drizzle in the rest of the state. Due to rains in Jhalawar, the holidays in schools have been extended till August 6. On Sunday, many areas of Bharatpur, Alwar, Karauli received rainfall. An old man rescued two children who drowned in the Banas river, but drowned himself. Punjab: Water level of Pong dam rises, alert issued to 6 districts; The gates of Bhakra canal could be opened today The Meteorological Department has not issued any kind of warning in Punjab on Monday. However, there may be some change in the weather on Tuesday. The monsoon had been poor in the last few days due to which a slight rise in temperature has been recorded. Bhakra dam station in Nangal recorded the highest temperature of 35.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Amritsar at 34.5 degrees Celsius and Patiala at 34.8 degrees Celsius. Haryana: Yellow alert issued for rain in 8 districts, including Gurugram-Panipat, 24% more this season, yellow alert has been issued for rain in 8 districts of Haryana, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat, Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh and Palwal on Monday. Light to moderate rains may occur in these districts. According to the IMD, Haryana has received 24% more rainfall than normal so far this monsoon season. By August 3, the average rainfall was expected to be 221.0 mm, while 274.0 mm rainfall has been received. Chhattisgarh: Lightning alert issued in 16 districts of Surguja-Bastar division, heavy rain alert in Balrampur The Meteorological Department of Chhattisgarh has issued an electricity alert in 16 districts on Monday. There may be heavy rains in Balrampur. The weather is expected to remain normal in the remaining districts. During the last 48 hours, Balrampur has received the highest rainfall. The rest of the state has received light to moderate rainfall. This situation will continue for the next four to five days.