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Time of India
35 minutes ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Two Killed, One Hurt, House Swept Away in Heavy Rains
Washim/Chandrapur/Akola: Heavy rain wreaked havoc across Vidarbha on Wednesday, claiming two lives and leaving one person critically injured in Chandrapur and Washim districts. Several districts reported severe waterlogging, property damage, and traffic disruptions. A house was swept away in Akola, though fortunately, no casualties were reported in that incident. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for East Vidarbha, including Nagpur, for Friday and Saturday, with heavy rains also expected on Thursday. In Chandrapur district, one woman, Maya Dethe, was killed and her son critically injured after being struck by lightning while working on a farm in Chak Nimbala village. Her son was shifted to Chandrapur GMCH for treatment. Widespread waterlogging in low-lying areas of Chandrapur city caused major disruption, affecting shops, banks, pharmacies, and residential areas. Students returning from school were seen struggling through flooded roads, and two-wheeler riders were forced to push their vehicles through deep water. In Washim district, continuous rainfall since Tuesday caused severe flooding in the Utavali and Kanch rivers near Pimpree-Sarhad, leading to a complete halt in traffic on the Nagpur–Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar highway. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Long queues of stranded vehicles were reported on both sides of the road. a truck loaded with LPG cylinders was swept away while crossing a swollen river. The driver, Sheikh Husein Sheikh Gulab, 39, a resident of Heena Nagar, Chikalthana (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), died in the incident. In Akot taluka of Akola district, Shivpur and Bordi villages bore the brunt of intense rainfall. A sudden downpour in nearby hilly catchment areas triggered a sharp rise in the water level of a local stream, resulting in a flood-like situation. A house and public toilet—built by the village panchayat—were swept away by the strong currents. Residents alleged that the toilet, built just months ago, collapsed too easily, raising concerns over negligence and poor construction standards.
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Climate
- Time of India
More of the same likely today, but no colour code alert from Met dept
New Delhi: The city received persistent rain since early Wednesday morning as the monsoon trough shifted slightly toward the capital. Several parts of the city recorded light to moderate rain of varying intensity during the day. The Met department has forecast similar weather conditions for Thursday, though it hasn't issued a colour coded alert. Delhi can expect to receive light to moderate rain on Thursday, though the rain intensity is likely to drop from Friday onwards. In the 24 hours until Wednesday 8.30am, Delhi's base weather station at Safdarjung recorded 14.4mm of rainfall. Lodhi Road logged 20.6mm, Palam 1.9mm, Ridge 32.8mm, Pragati Maidan 38.9mm, Pusa 23.5mm, Najafgarh 13mm, and Janakpuri, 18.5mm. Later, there was more scattered light rain around noon. Between 8.30am and 5.30pm, Safdarjung recorded another 9.3mm of precipitation, Palam 1.2mm, Lodhi Road 11.2mm, Ridge 1.8mm and Ayanagar, 1.2mm. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi According to the India Meteorological Department's Krishna Mishra, "The monsoon line of trough is currently close to Delhi. It is passing through Amritsar, Bathinda, Karnal, Meerut and Varanasi. Delhi is feeling its impact. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Swelling and internal bleeding in the brain, help this baby Donate For Health Donate Now Undo A western disturbance is also adding to the moisture. The south-westerly winds are feeding additional moisture from the Arabian Sea." By 5.30pm on Wednesday, Safdarjung had received a season total of 151.2mm. The normal rainfall for the month of July in the long-period average (LPA) is 209.7mm. Last year, the city received 203.7mm in July against 384.6mm in 2023. In IMD classification, rain up to 15.5mm in 24 hours is deemed light, between 15.6 to 64.4mm is moderate and above 64.4mm is heavy. Meanwhile, the city's maximum temperature on Wednesday was 30.8 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal and around 2 degrees less than the 32.6 degrees a day earlier. The minimum was 25.6 degrees, two degrees below normal. The humidity oscillated between 88% and 100%. IMD has forecast moderate to light rain to continue, with the maximum temperature likely to hover at 30-32 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the showers improved the air quality to 'satisfactory' levels, even as Delhi's environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the capital was on track to record the cleanest July with an average air quality index of 67 so far. On Wednesday, AQI, on a scale of 0 to 500, was 67 against 88 a day earlier, both in the 'satisfactory' category. According to the minister, Delhi has recorded 118 days of 'good' to 'moderate' AQI so far, almost equal already to the 120 such days in entire 2024. "This is not a seasonal blip — it is the result of Delhi's multi-agency implementation model, continuous landfill action, intensified sweeping operations, and a clear commitment to outcome-based governance," Sirsa claimed, adding, "We are not celebrating early. We are simply staying the course — and the results are becoming visible more frequently across the year. "
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
Gurgaon now pollution blind as sole reading station goes offline
Gurgaon: The city, one of India's most-polluted urban areas, has been without real-time air quality monitoring for the past 10 days. The lone functional Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station(CAQMS) in the city, located at Gwalpahari and operated by IMD, last recorded readings on July 13. Since then, even this station went offline. What this means is that for over a week now, no government-run air quality monitor in Gurgaon is providing AQI data to the public, state pollution control board and national dashboards like CPCB. This didn't happen overnight. The Sector 51's station stopped working in April, while Teri's monitor went quiet in March and Vikas Sadan's in Jan. You Can Also Check: Gurgaon AQI | Weather in Gurgaon | Bank Holidays in Gurgaon | Public Holidays in Gurgaon What happens when data disappears? First, regulatory agencies lose visibility. Without live PM2.5 and PM10 data, there's no way to evaluate day-to-day pollution readings or activate emergency measures like GRAP. Public health advisories can't be issued, and residents with respiratory or cardiac conditions have no information to base their day's planning on. This isn't a minor glitch. It's a complete data blackout in a city where the air is often dangerously dirty. "Monitoring and availability of air quality data is the first step to improve air, and it is even more critical for a city like Gurgaon, which sits in one of the most polluted airsheds globally," said Sunil Dahiya, founder and lead analyst at Envirocatalysts. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Paras Sector 59 Gurgaon | Luxury Awaits at Paras Floret Paras The Florett Book Now Undo "HSPCB, CPCB and IITM must urgently coordinate to resolve tendering delays and restore the system. Pollution control efforts need to be data-driven," he added. Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) analyst Manoj Kumar said the situation needed urgent attention. "With the peak pollution season just a few months away, transparency and timely warnings for the public are non-negotiable." IMD's VK Soni, responding to the shutdown of Gwalpahari, said, "Some parameters at the station started showing abnormal values, likely due to the sensor malfunction. As a precaution, CPCB had asked us to stop data transmission until the issue is completely resolved. We have identified the problem and are working to fix it. The station should be back online shortly." A study of air quality data by CREA ranked Gurgaon as the fifth most-polluted Indian city in the first half of 2025, with an average concentration of PM2.5 at 75 µg/m³, 15 times higher than WHO's maximum permissible limit (5 µg/m³). It further identified January 19, 2025, as Gurgaon's 'overshoot day'. By then, particulate matter 2.5 concentration was already so high that, even if levels were to drastically reduce to zero for the rest of the year, the city would still fail to meet WHO's annual limit.
Time of India
3 hours ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Morning rain breaks humid spell, more expected in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: The city saw another bout of showers on Wednesday morning, which brought respite from humidity. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a "yellow alert", warning of moderate to heavy rain in isolated areas. Dark clouds covered the sky for most of the day. IMD forecast more rain in the coming days, especially towards the late afternoon and evening. The city's minimum temperature on Tuesday settled at 27.2 degree Celsius, 0.5 lower than a day earlier, while the maximum rose to 31.5 degree Celcius, up by 0.9 degrees. The IMD said the southwest monsoon remains active over northwest India, bringing much-awaited relief from July's humidity and spiking temperatures. As a precautionary measure, authorities dispatched maintenance teams to low-lying zones and underpasses that are prone to waterlogging, though the city managed to avoid major flooding. The yellow alert remains in effect for July 23 and will return on July 27 and 28. For July 24, 25, and 26, the IMD has not issued any alert, with only lighter rains expected during this period. You Can Also Check: Gurgaon AQI | Weather in Gurgaon | Bank Holidays in Gurgaon | Public Holidays in Gurgaon With heavy rains expected in isolated locations in the coming days, officials have urged commuters to keep a close watch on weather updates as the week progresses. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Delhi, meanwhile, received persistent rain since early Wednesday morning as the monsoon trough shifted slightly toward the capital. Several parts of the city recorded light to moderate rain of varying intensity during the day. The Met department has forecast similar weather conditions for Thursday, though it hasn't issued a colour coded alert. Delhi can expect to receive light to moderate rain on Thursday, though the rain intensity is likely to drop from Friday the 24 hours until Wednesday 8.30am, Delhi's base weather station at Safdarjung recorded 14.4mm of rainfall.
Time of India
5 hours ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Rain fills waterbodies in western ghats; bathing banned at Courtallam
Tenkasi: Due to steady rainfall in the western ghats region of south Tamil Nadu over the past few days, waterbodies in Tenkasi are filling up, with the Adavinainar dam in Mekkarai reaching its full capacity of 132ft on Wednesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rain for Theni, Tenkasi, and ghat areas of Tirunelveli, along with Kanyakumari, for the next couple of days. On Wednesday, the Adavinainar dam reached its full capacity for the second time in the last 30 days. Due to rain in the western ghats on Tuesday night, the dam continued to receive an inflow of around 100 cusecs, and the excess water was being discharged. People residing near the banks of the Hanumanadhi river were issued flood warnings. According to the IMD, in the 24 hours until 8.30am on Wednesday, the Adavinainnarkoil dam in Tenkasi recorded a maximum of 4cm of rain, while the Gundar dam in Tenkasi received 3cm of rain. The Periyar and Thekkadi region in Theni district also recorded 3cm of rain. Several parts of Tirunelveli also received rainfall. Meanwhile, bathing remained banned at all Courtallam falls on Wednesday due to increased flow, even as the 'Saral' festival held during the June-July season is underway, leaving tourists disappointed.
