Heavy rain forecast for central, western India, IMD issues red alert

A red
category warning about heavy rain in parts central and western India over the
weekend has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The red warning
has been issued for eastern Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh on Saturday;
Saurashtra, Kutch, Gujarat, eastern and western Rajasthan on Sunday and
Saurashtra and Kutch for Monday. This means that disaster management
authorities should stay alert and take action in order to prevent any rain or
flooding disaster.

The Central
Water Commission, in its flood situation report, has warned that there is a
high risk of flash floods in parts of eastern Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, eastern
Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh on Saturday. There is a moderate risk of flash
floods in Konkan and Goa also, reported Hindustan Times.

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An east-west
shear zone (a zone of change in wind direction and velocity) is running across
central India, according to IMD’s Saturday morning bulletin.

“Under the influence of likely formation
of a low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal, rainfall activity is
likely to increase over east and adjoining central India from August 23. Heavy
to very heavy rain is likely over Odisha from August 23 to 25, over Gangetic
West Bengal on August 24 and 25 and over Jharkhand on August 25,” the reported quoted the IMD, as saying.