Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, which recently won the title of India’s cleanest city for the fourth time in a row,  has been receiving heavy rainfall since the last two days. Two people have died in the city in rain related incidents, while several low lying areas have been flooded. According  to the weather department, the heavy downpour in Indore has broken the record of the last 39 years.

More than 60 colonies are facing severe waterlogging and several low lying areas have also been submerged following the heavy rains. 

Continuous rains have forced the authorities to open six gates of Yashwant Sagar dam. People in the low lying areas have been alerted.

Capital city Bhopal also witnessed heavy downpour resulting in overflowing of Shahpura Lake. Waterlogging was reported from several areas of the city. 

The Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday morning issued a warning about heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh and other central parts of the country. “Heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls have been reported in west Madhya Pradesh. Some of the rainfall observations (0830 hrs IST of yesterday to 0830 hrs IST of today) (in mm) are Dhar-104, Indore-263, Bhopal- 211, Khandwa-93,” the department said on Twitter.