Bhopal: Heavy rains inundated low-lying areas at several places in Madhya Pradesh, especially some
districts in the western parts of the state, where normal life was affected, officials said on Saturday.
Incessant rainfall in some western districts, including Bhopal, Sehore and Indore since Friday, sent small
rivers and nullahs into spate, they said.
"Sehore received 316 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Saturday, the highest in the state. Indore recorded 263 mm rainfall, while it was 210 mm in Bhopal during the same period," meteorologist S N Sahu of the India Meteorological Department's Bhopal office said.
Monsoon is likely to remain active in the western parts for the next two days, he added.
The downpour caused flooding in low-lying areas and some slums in Bhopal, where the authorities opened the sluice gates of Bhadbhada Dam of Upper Lake on Saturday to release water.
"The sluice gates were opened following a rise in water levels. Inflow from streams in the catchment areas is causing the water level to rise in the Upper Lake," Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner K V S Choudary said.
An alert has been sounded in the downstream areas of the dam, he said.