IMD issues heavy rain warning to Goa, Madhya Pradesh

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a warning for the fishermen in Goa advising them not to venture in the sea due to strong winds that are likely to be recorded during the next two days.

"Strong winds with speed reaching 40-50 km/h, are likely to prevail over west-central and southwest Arabian Sea from Sept 11 to Sept 13. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas during the above," a bulletin issued by the IMD said.

The Central Water Commission on Monday warned of a severe flood situation in several states of the country and issued an Orange alert in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.

The water level of several rivers is flowing in a severe situation including, River Godavari, River Bagmati and River Kosi , River Cauvery, and River Ganga.

As many as 11 districts of Madhya Pradesh have declared a holiday for all government and private on Monday due to incessant rainfall lashing parts of the state.

IMD has predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in at least 32 districts of the state for Monday. An orange alert, detonating the likelihood of heavy rainfall and directing the authorities to be prepared for any untoward incident, has been sounded in Bhopal, Sagar, Harda, Raisen, Vidisha, Sehore, Rajgarh, Baitul, Devas, and Ashoknagar among others.

The District Magistrates of Bhopal, Sagar, Harda, Vidisha, Mandla, Balaghat, Jabalpur, and Seoni have declared a holiday for all private and government schools in their respective districts.